Saki Monkey

Jocelyn Gutierrez

Table of Contents

Habitat

• Columbia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil of South America• In trees of the rain forests• Near streams and rivers• Areas that are not flooded• Not around people • Play all day sleep all night

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Food and Water• Flowers, insects, leaves, rodents, and bats • Use vision to spot fruit from far away• Sharp ridges on teeth and large stomachs to help digest• Strong jaws to crack nuts• Good hunters• fur hoods the water and lick their farer to drink water

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Daily Behavior• Walk ,run, and clam in rain forest • Search food in trees• Diurnal, up during day• Hums are Saki biggest enemies • Care for other babies• Big cats hunt Saki

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Family Structure• Cling mother’s bellies• Mother’s search food to make milk• Live in federations that are big group• Mated for live• Communicate with one another

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Interesting Facts• Males and females look different• Have one baby at the time • Habitat is in danger• Hunt for meat, far, pet• Mated for live

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BibliographyReid, Mary E. Howlers and other New world

Monkeys. Chicago: World Book Inc, 2005.

Mc Daniel, Melissa. Monkeys. New York: Bench Mark Books,2004.

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