Andean Night Monkey
With their small, rounded head and large eyes, giving a rather owl-like appearance, the night monkeys are an unmistakable group of primates. Adapted to a nocturnal lifestyle, the eyeballs are enlarged, but unlike many other nocturnal mammals the eyes lack the reflective ‘tapetum’, a unique character that indicates a recent evolutionary split from diurnal monkeys (4). The Andean night monkey has dense dark greyish fur, with lighter underparts and reddish patches on the side of the neck (5). The head is a greyish-white colour, with a conspicuous black patch on the forehead ..
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