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Panamanian Night Monkey

Aotus Zonalis

Characteristics: They are nocturnal. They have round and a short tail. The monkeys weigh around 30 ounces and are a grayish-brown/redish-brown with a yellow belly and a dark color front and back paws.

Movement: They walk on all fours but they can leap off of their hind legs as well to get from different branches.

Diet: Panamanian Night Monkeys feed off on fruit, nector, flowers, leaves. Also they feed off of small prey including, insects and spiders.

Habitat: Species indigneous to South and Central America. They are also from Panama and Western Columbia, west of the Andes Mountains. They live in Ochroma trees with their entire family.

Comunication: They can vocally comunicate using nine different vocal calls. They can develop scent glands around their tail. And they will arch their back and jump.

Reproduction: The monkeys are around five years old when they start to reproduce. They produce around 1 offspring in a year. They have no major life threats except for deforestation.