pale-headed saki

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Old World and New World monkeys

An illustration of a male white-faced saki monkey (Pithecia pithecia) with a pale face, dark fur, and a long bushy tail, perched on a tree branch. A scale bar shows 10 centimeters and 4 inches for size reference.

Line drawings of seven anthropoid primates-pale-headed saki, drill, tamarin, sooty mangabey, gorilla, siamang gibbon, and spider monkey-each labeled with their common and scientific names, illustrating differences in body shape and posture.

pale-headed saki

monkey

Also known as: Pithecia pithecia

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saki
The male white-faced, or pale-headed, saki (Pithecia pithecia) is black with a whitish face surrounding the dark muzzle, but the female is grizzled gray with a gray face and a white line on either side of the muzzle. Several other species, including the monk saki (P. monachus), are grizzled…
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The male white-faced, or pale-headed, saki (Pithecia pithecia) is black with a whitish face surrounding the dark muzzle, but the female is grizzled gray with a gray face and a white line on either side of the muzzle. Several other species, including the monk saki (P. monachus), are grizzled…
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