No Monkey Left Behind

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No Monkey Left Behind

By Ben Lybarger | Photos by Ishaan Raghunandan It was a typical afternoon in the Amazon when suddenly a troop of capuchin monkeys stormed through camp in a bluster of bending branches and daring leaps. Almost anyone who witnesses such a commotion instantly...

Ben LybargerAug 10 Baby, capuchin, Peru, Sapajus No Comments

Un viaje por el Amazonas con FPI

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Un viaje por el Amazonas con FPI

By Isabel Ríos   Sapajus macrocephalus   Ara severus Enyalioides sp.   Atardecer   Cocha Lobo   Tití   Hypsiboas lanciformis   Vista desde la torre   Aullador

Ben LybargerApr 14 capuchin, guest post, Photo Essay No Comments

A Tough Nut To Crack

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A Tough Nut To Crack

Photo Credit: mauroguanandi The Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) towers over most of its peers, growing up to 50 meters tall over a lifespan of up to 1000 years. It can be identified in part by its long cylindrical trunk and the coconut-sized fruits...

Ben LybargerJul 16 Agouti, Brazil Nut, capuchin, Seed Dispersal No Comments

All Poop is Good Poop

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All Poop is Good Poop

Everybody poops, it’s true, but for researchers gathering valuable information from monkey droppings, not everyone’s poop is worth its weight in gold. Basic market forces come into play, even in the jungle where the rarer the primate, the...

Ben LybargerJul 01 capuchin, Cebus apella, poop, primate health No Comments