We saw squirrel monkeys, capuchins, spider monkeys, peccaries, kinkajous, coatis, howler monkeys, tayras - a large mustelid that Martyn thought was a tree otter - pacas, night monkeys, giant anteaters and a tapir.
The eyes of the night monkey lack the reflective layer behind the retina that most nocturnal mammals have.
These two adaptations help the noisy night monkey steer clear of predators in the rainforest.
Medical management of the diseases of night monkeys is complex and requires close veterinary supervision.
This type of activity pattern, which is termed cathemeral, has been reported outside Madagascar in only one other primate: Azara's night monkey in South America.
Definition of night monkey in US English:
night monkey
noun
another term for douroucouli
Example sentencesExamples
We saw squirrel monkeys, capuchins, spider monkeys, peccaries, kinkajous, coatis, howler monkeys, tayras - a large mustelid that Martyn thought was a tree otter - pacas, night monkeys, giant anteaters and a tapir.
This type of activity pattern, which is termed cathemeral, has been reported outside Madagascar in only one other primate: Azara's night monkey in South America.
These two adaptations help the noisy night monkey steer clear of predators in the rainforest.
The eyes of the night monkey lack the reflective layer behind the retina that most nocturnal mammals have.
Medical management of the diseases of night monkeys is complex and requires close veterinary supervision.