The Squirrel Monkey<\/b><\/p>\n The Spider Monkey<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n![\"The-Mantled-Howler-Monkey\"](\"https:\/\/costaricaecolodges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Mantled-Howler-Monkey-300x217.jpg\")
<\/a>These monkeys are also called Alouatta palliata.\u00a0These monkeys were named for their throaty howls that are heard up to three miles. They are the largest of all New World monkeys. These howls are used to communicate with others within a troop or mark a territory. They usually live in\u00a0lowland and montane rain forests.\u00a0They weigh up to 20 pounds and have black fur with their brown or golden-colored mantle formed by long hairs along their flanks and back being noticeable.\u00a0They are animals that eats\u00a0mainly leaves, fruit, and flowers.\u00a0They are found in canopies of mountain forests and lowlands in Costa Rica. Eco-lodges are the perfect place to watch this type of monkey.<\/p>\n![\"Squirrel_Monkey\"](\"https:\/\/costaricaecolodges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Squirrel_Monkey-300x199.jpg\")
<\/a>This is the smallest of all the Costa Rican monkey species. They have a slender build with a short greyish dense coat. The face is white and the ears, head, back, throat and legs are yellow to grey-green and the other parts are yellow to white. Squirrel monkeys have thirsty-six teeth; with a male having upper canine teeth. The adult male average weight is 0.8kg (1.8lb) while the adult female average weight is 0.7kg (1.5lb).\u00a0They live in only in secondary forests and partly logged primary forests and the south and central pacific coast of Costa Rica, and the pacific coast of panama near the Coast Rican border meaning that they are the most restricted of all the Costa Rican monkey.\u00a0They mostly feed on insects which make up about 75% to 80% of its diet. They form troops of 2 to 30 monkeys that have few male monkeys. A squirrel is monkey feeds primarily early in the morning. They are the second after gibbons in being agile on trees using their tail as the third limb.\u00a0The subspecies (saimiri oerstedii oerstedii) is much endangered, with probably less than 2000 in the wild. There are some eco-lodges including Sabalo Eco-Lodge,\u00a0Saladero\u00a0Eco Lodge, and\u00a0Tiskita Jungle\u00a0Lodge\u00a0from where you can watch\u00a0Squirrel monkeys.<\/p>\n![\"Spider_Monkey\"](\"https:\/\/costaricaecolodges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Spider_Monkey-300x200.jpg\")
<\/a>This type of monkey belongs to the family of cebidae (new world monkeys). There are seven kind of species of the spider monkey. These include the red-faced, white-fronted, Peruvian, the brown, white-cheeked, black-headed and the last is the geoffroy\u2019s. They are found in tropical rainforests of Costa Rica. They live in the lush green rainforests, flat lowlands, mountain forests and the mangrove jungles. They like wet places more than dry places and are usually found living higher in the canopy not in the ground.\u00a0Its length is 14 to26 inches (35 to 66 cm). The average weight is between 6-10kg.\u00a0They are omnivorous and 90% of their meal comprises of made up of nuts, seeds, eggs, fruits and insects in the wild. There are some Eco-lodges including\u00a0La Leona\u00a0Eco Lodge,\u00a0Sabalo Eco-Lodge, and\u00a0Lapa Rios\u00a0Eco Lodge from where you can see these monkeys.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>These mammals belong to cebidae family.\u00a0An adult male weighs 2.6-4.1 kg and female is 3.2-5.5 kg.Their length is 35-45 cm excluding the tail. They also have larger brains than other larger monkeys.\u00a0