White-faced Saki

Pithecia pithecia
Weißkopfsaki

Classification: New World monkeys, Pitheciidae
Distribution: northeastern South America
Habitat: canopy of rainforest
Head-to-body length: 30 – 45 cm
Length of tail: 32 – 42 cm
Weight: 0,8 – 2,2 kg
Gestation: 163 – 176 days
Diet: fruit, seeds, insects

The White-faced Saki is a species of the saki monkeys with shaggy fur. Males and females differ in color. The Female´s fur is brownish-grey. Males have black fur with a white face.

Saki monkeys often leap in the canopy of trees or sometimes even walk on hind legs on horizontal branches. They are living in monogamous family groups. Sometimes several family groups band together. Only the female is caring for the offspring. Saki monkeys are threatened by forest exploitation and hunting.