Squirrel Monkey Research Paper

The first primate was a Lemur and it’s a prosimian. The common name for lemurs is the Ring-tailed lemur. (Los Angeles website) The scientific name for Lemurs is Lemur for genus and L. catta for species. (edu) The family name is called Lemuridae. (edu) Lemurs are typically found in the wild of Madagascar. (edu) The habitat lemurs exploit the forest areas that contain trees and plants but their home is at risk due to humans disturbing their home. (edu) Lemurs eat fruits like watermelon but find themselves eating leaves and seeds, along with other plants that the forest can provide them. (LA) Physical characteristics go from their long tail with black and white rings that is actually longer than their body. Lemurs also have black patches around …show more content…
The common name is called the squirrel monkey. The scientific name of the squirrel monkey for the genus is called Saimiri sciureus and the species name is called S. boliviensis, S. oerstedti, S. aureus, S. Estus, S. vanzolinii. The family name is called the Cebidae. The squirrel monkey is found in the dense areas like the tropical rainforests of Central and South America yet you will find them mostly in the Amazon basin. Squirrel monkey is found in the dense areas like secondary moist forests, riverine forests, and swamp forests. Squirrel monkeys are fruit eaters and insect eaters. Due to their body structure, they can achieve opportunities to get fruits and insects. The physical characteristics of a squirrel monkey are that their fur is the color of olive which covers its whole body. The squirrel monkey has a white face along with white ears, yellow legs, and a blackish muzzle nose. The social organization of squirrel monkeys is that they communicate through noises because they are very social. Their mate choices go from the male squirrel monkey fighting aggressively against other male squirrel monkeys to win the female squirrel monkey. Throughout the 30 minute observation, I did notice that they never went to the floor. They were comfortable staying together but never getting on the floor. They are very noisy. Long tails moving consistently which gives me a playful vibe from the squirrel monkeys. They are tiny and very curious about their surroundings. Consistently scratching. Never in one place because they are easily distracted. Didn’t engage with the loud children around them. The same expression throughout the viewing did look annoyed at some points. Could be aggressive, but didn’t show it. I notice that they were never by themselves, they had to be with a friend and showed some