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Published: 2011-05-08 04:37:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 471; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 10
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The Geoffroy's spider monkey is an endangered species that lives in areas throughout Central America. I believe this is of the ornate spider monkey subspecies (Ateles geoffroyi ssp. ornatus). I hadn't seen a single monkey in Costa Rica until my last full day, when I was lucky enough to be able to observe a group of these guys in the jungles just outside of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. True acrobats of the forest, I was in awe as I watched them swing through the trees with their long, lanky limbs and prehensile tails. It's not often one gets to observe an endangered species in their natural habitat; this was an experience I'll never forget!Ornate spider monkey - Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Wild monkeys are intense to watch. This must have been nuts!
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and people think THEY were the ones to create gravity boots and suspension therapy!
Nice Capture!
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Now that is awesome. I never see photos of monkeys outside of zoo's. This is a nice break from that, plus monkeys are awesome. What a wonderful experience it must have been especially considering the species.
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Thanks, monkeys ARE awesome, and much more fun to watch outside of zoos!
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I'd love to photograph wild monkeys and even silverback gorillas sometime in my life.
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