There are less than 4,000 squirrel monkeys left in the wild forest of Central and South America. In addition, the squirrel monkey is a result of deforestation due to agricultural clearing of land purposes and for the decrease in the amount of tourism development (“Lindbald Expeditions”). Unfortunately, a high amount of squirrel monkeys and other species are lost because of this reason. According to, Cynthia Rhines, squirrel monkeys are the smallest primate family. This is the reason they are strongly fearful of other primates who are looking to attack them. In addition, Cynthia Rhines mentions that, “they have a slender, lithe build, with a short greyish coat and bright yellow legs and their non-prehensile tail often curls over one shoulder when they are resting” (Rhines, 1). Squirrel monkeys are as the size of a newborn baby.
I will finally discuss the behavior of the squirrel monkeys in the tropical forest. Squirrel monkeys small primates; so, they look out for each other in the night. They are very small but clever creatures that are friendly to others. In the article of Fact Zoo states that, “they live in groups of 10-70 but have been seen in groups as large as 100-300 individuals (Fact Zoo,