sakis

The decor, which includes a number of repurposed skateboard decks, looks ready, and the bar is stocked with some serious Japanese sakis, but given the nature of the D.C. inspection process, "I can't put a total date on it," Yank says.

Coming Soon: Bars to watch for 2011

The nine primates include howler monkeys Alouatta seniculus, night monkeys Aotus trivirgatus, titi monkeys Callicebus torquatus, black uakari Cacajao melanocephalus, weeper capuchins Cebus olivaceus, and white-faced sakis Pithecia pithecia.

Canaima National Park, Venezuela 2009

Mammals found only here or in few other Amazonian regions include three species of endemic titi monkeys (Callicebus hoffmannsi, C. dubius, C. cinerascens), endemic marmosets (Callithrix humeralifer), locally endemic white-faced sakis (Pithecia albicans), a number of rodents such as South American field mice (Bolomys lasiurus), and bats Saccopteryx gymnura.

Monte Alegre varzea 2008

Setz is a Brazilian ecologist who has been studying this population of sakis since 1985.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Their lonely confinement on such a small island must have been hard for these two individuals, since bearded sakis ordinarily live in large groups and travel wide circuits through the forest, feeding on fruits and seeds.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

There are white-faced sakis, brown buffy sakis, and a handful of others with no English names.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Ever since, the sakis in this fragment of forest have been marooned.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

There are white-faced sakis, brown buffy sakis, and a handful of others with no English names.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Unlike the tamarins, the sakis were canopy-dwelling creatures unaccustomed to ground travel.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Two bearded sakis Chiropotes satanus also found themselves isolated within the ten-hectare patch.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004