Neblina Uakari

• Common Name: Neblina Uakari
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 2008
• Monkey Size: 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in)
• Skin Color(s): Orange
• Habitat: Forest, rainforest
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: Brazil, Venezuela

The Neblina uakari^[1] (Cacajao hosomi), black-headed uakari, is a recently described monkey species from the extreme northwest of the Brazilian Amazon and adjacent southern Venezuela.

• With wild black hair sticking out in all directions, it is easy to imagine this monkey having a bad hair day.
• Large brown eyes peek out from an expressive, black-skinned, hairless face. The snout is somewhat flattened, and whiskers emerge from the monkey’s upper lip and chin.
• The head, shoulders, arms, and lower legs are covered with glossy black hair. Chestnut-brown highlights adorn the uakari’s hairy chest.
• A long fur coat that looks like an orange peignoir covers the back and thighs and reaches down to the uakari’s fluffy tail.
• The Neblina uakari’s hands and feet are black and hairless.

• Neblina uakari’s English name refers to the Pico da Neblina, which marks its known distribution approximate center.
• When foraging, these uakaris pluck an unripe fruit from a tree and carry it to a larger branch for consumption.
• Females usually produce one young in March and April, coinciding with the fruiting season.
• They can move quadrupedally (on all fours), often bounding or galloping, with the front legs moving forward together, followed by the hind legs moving together as a unit.
• And while the Neblina uakari’s tails offer no help with balance or support, they can hang themselves by their hind legs.