Scientists discover new species of monkey hidden deep in Amazon rain forest

The first one looks totally shocked :eek: like ''Who the fuck are they?'' whilst the second one seems inquisitive and friendly (will probably rip your balls off though the second your back is turned)

Scientists have discovered a new species of Amazon monkey species in Colombia, which they say is at risk as its home is gradually destroyed.

A team of researchers from the National University of Colombia observed 13 groups of the new species - dubbed the Caqueta titi monkey because it was found in the southern state of Caqueta, near Peru.

The new variety of titi monkey, which has the scientific name Callicebus caquetensis, is the size of a cat and has greyish-brown hair. What sets it apart from other types of titi monkey species is its lack of a white bar on the forehead.

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A new species of titi monkey that was found in the Colombian Amazon region near the borders with Ecuador and Peru

The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Primate Conservation, believe the species may be critically endangered.

They estimate less than 250 of the monkeys exist and say the felling of forest for agriculture threatens their habitat.

It's a spectacular finding,' said Jeffrey French, a biology and psychology professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who works with primates in the Amazon in Brazil.

Some formerly rebel-held regions of Colombia became safer in recent years due to the government's gains against guerrilla bands, facilitating efforts to search for oil and precious metals as well as flora and fauna.

The find was announced by Conservation International, a group that helped finance the research in remote rain forests that until recently were considered too dangerous for scientific work due to the presence of leftist rebels

The research team, including professors Thomas Defler and Marta Bueno and student Javier Garcia, visited Caqueta in 2008 - three decades after Martin Moynihan, an animal behaviour expert, first caught sight of the species in the area.

Insecurity in the area prevented research to confirm his sighting until the team arrived.

The researchers said the monkeys are monogamous - unlike most primates but common among titi monkeys - and often have one baby a year. They have complex calls and were spotted often moving around in groups of four.

Juan Mayer, a former Colombian environment minister, said that due to deforestation, 'huge efforts will have to be made to protect the creature's habitat'.

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The monkey's habitat is under threat, say scientists

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Aww they are cute. think they would make a good pet?

It's a close call but I think I'd rather keep you as a pet rather than one of them. With you there's probably only a 50% chance you might try and kill me in my sleep, by the look of these monkeys I think there's a 99.9% chance I'm gonna wake up dead the next day. :cthulhu:
 
... the second one seems inquisitive and friendly (will probably rip your balls off though the second your back is turned)

They're probably strong as hell for their size. I'd bet if they were human size they'd grab your head and crack it like a nut.

The monogamous titi monkey!
 
It's a close call but I think I'd rather keep you as a pet rather than one of them. With you there's probably only a 50% chance You Might try and kill me in my sleep, by the look of these monkeys I think there's a 99.9% chance I'm gonna wake up dead the next day. :cthulhu:

you think its 50% i'd kill you in your sleep. It would be 0% I don't believe in doing things behind peoples back or while they sleep. You'd see me coming. But I think you would treat me good so we would have no problems. I just like to be pet for a minimum 4 hrs a day more is greatly loved though.
 

Mayhem

Banned
A while back someone posted a thread about What if you were a multi-Billionaire (Bill Gates, Paul Allen, that sort of thing). If I was, I'd go completely nuts for these little guys. Buy up land, pay off the guerillas, whatever it took to help them not go fucking extinct. And none of this relocation, put 'em in zoos shit either. Make sure they have the land they need and post some well-armed, easy-to-piss-off guards around the perimeter.
 

meesterperfect

Hiliary 2020
A while back someone posted a thread about What if you were a multi-Billionaire (Bill Gates, Paul Allen, that sort of thing). If I was, I'd go completely nuts for these little guys. Buy up land, pay off the guerillas, whatever it took to help them not go fucking extinct. And none of this relocation, put 'em in zoos shit either. Make sure they have the land they need and post some well-armed, easy-to-piss-off guards around the perimeter.

yeah then after that you can go write a poem under a rainbow or something.
:hatsoff:

just kidding mayhem.
but seriously, i wonder what they'd taste like in chili.
 

LukeEl

I am a failure to the Korean side of my family
Those things are awsome, so awsome in fact that they need to dress like 1890's saloon bartenders and serve us humans drinks!
 
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