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Harmless cutie or little Dracula
I have known these monkeys as capuchins but here in Costa Rica they are called white-faced monkeys. A reputation for being very smart and very sticky-fingered, which seems delightful unless it's YOUR car keys or passport or driver's license they have made off with. Sometimes you find them down the path, sometimes you don't. I took this photo on the Sierpe River and our guide, who was very good at animal and bird sounds, made male monkey calls to draw the monkeys down where we could see them. This fellow, in particular, was not having any of the unseen rival monkey in my kayak, thank you very much. This one leaped from a higher branch right to the lowest branch above me, with much noise and dipping of the branch. I was so startled, I leaned backward about a foot. Take a look at those teeth. If he had landed in my lap he could have done some serious damage. But he was content to sit there and let the unknown rival for his territory know he'd better move on. Which we soon did. As did he. A reminder. Cuteness does not dictate temperament. In animals or in people.
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