Guests on last week's Amazon River tour [1] spotted six primate species: brown capuchins, red howlers, monk sakis, night monkeys, squirrel monkeys and even pygmy marmosets [2]!
The pygmy marmoset (pictured right) is the smallest monkey and – unlike other monkeys – have claws.
Links:
[1] http://www.ietravel.com/subpages/Amazon-voyage-the-greatest-voyage-in-natural-history/overview.asp
[2] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/amazon-river/pygmy-marmoset-monkeys
[3] http://www.ietravel.com/category/amazon-river
[4] http://www.ietravel.com/category/latin-america
[5] http://www.ietravel.com/category/peru
[6] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/2009/12/recent-wildlife-sightings-amazon-rainforest-tour
[7] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/bali-and-komodo/starling-bali-bird-park
[8] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/2010/01/tales-road-elaine-stephanies-egypt-vacation
[9] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/amazon-river/birding-white-headed-marsh-tyrant
