Animals on the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
The White-throated Capuchin Monkeys live in groups
of 5 to 24. They are extremely curious, agile and aggressive, defending
their territory by threatening with their sharp teeth and shaking on trees.
Apart from fruits and leaves they eat also lizards, birds and eggs.
The sounds of Howler Monkeys sound terrifying for new visitors in
Costa Rica but these animals are the most peaceful vegetarians.
Take care however to not to stand beneath a howler family - they might let drop something to keep people away.
Howler monkeys never touch the ground, they only travel trough the canopy.
Construction development with clearing of forests has cut off many of the monkey's travel routes so that in the last 15 years
Costa Rica's howler population has declined by 50%. Many monkeys have also been killed by power
lines, when they tried to use them instead of tree branches.