New Uakari Monkey Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 16th, 2008
A photo of the new discovery is unavailable to date, but this example of Cacajao calvus rubicundus, the bald uakari is typical of the uakaris.
Photo credit: Roy Fontaine.
The New Scientist of January 16, 2008 reports the discovery of a new uakai monkey living in north-western Amazonia, which belongs to a species unknown to science until recently. It is now named Cacajao ayresii in honor of Brazilian biologist Marcio Ayres, who pioneered field studies on uakaris.
The new species has a very restricted distribution, says Jean-Philippe Boubli of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, who describes it in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Primatology.
It should be declared endangered, he notes.
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Any other info on this monkey, like size, weight, color? Kool discovery anyway, it’s only a matter of time for the Biguns.
See, there are primates yet undiscovered. cute little bugger.
Hopefully more discoveries on the way