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White face capuchin monkey.

The main focus of my recent trip to Costa Rica was birds, but we saw lots of interesting wildlife on our travels including these white faced capuchin monkeys. These monkeys range throughtout much of Central America including ge in Central America, in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

This photo was taken in October 2006 in Manuel Antonio National Park (at the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica), where this highly intelligent monkey lives in troops that can exceed 20 animals. This medium sized monkey can live up to 50 years and is known for using tools as weapons or for getting to food. The rubbing of plants over their fur in an apparent use of herbal medicine has also been recorded.

High quality images of animals (not having sex).

ARMADILLO- Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex. BULL- Bulls are colorblind, and therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is. CHIMPANZEE- Apart from humans, chimpanzees are the only animals that experiment sexually. Certain species have been known to 'wife swap' and indulge in group sex. DOLPHIN- Amazon River dolphins use large pieces of rocks to impress their mates and establish territory. The ones who display…

Photos of mammals from Costa Rica by Gregory Basco of Deep Green Photography

The white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus), also known as the white-faced capuchin, the white-fronted capuchin or the white-throated capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey. Native to the forests of Central America (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) and the extreme north-western portion of South America (west of the Andes along the Pacific Coast in Colombia and northwestern Ecuador). The capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen…

White Faced Capuchin Monkey Costa Rica III is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on July 4th, 2018. The photograph may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. All products are produced on-demand and shipped worldwide within 2 - 3 business days.