Ayres Uakari
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Cacajao ayresii (Boubli, 2008) |
The Ayres Uakari (Cacajao ayresii) is a newly discovered species of monkey from the Brazilian Amazon. It was found by Jean-Phillipe Boubli of the University of Auckland after following native Yanomamo Indians on their hunts along the Rio Aracá, a tributary of the Rio Negro in Brazil. A formal description of C. ayresii has been submitted to the International Journal of Primatology. This monkey is named after Brazilian biologist José Márcio Corrêa Ayres, a senior zoologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society. José Márcio Ayres died in 2003 and helped creating a protected zone in the heart of the Amazon.[1] According to Boubli this monkey should immediately be considered endangered, as it lives outside any protected area and is hunted by locals.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Hansford, Dave. (2008) New Monkey Species Found in Remote Amazon. National Geographic News (available online)
- ^ New monkey species is already endangered. New Scientist (2008-01-19). Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
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