Squirrel Monkeys 🐒
Species Profile
Saimiri
Squirrel Monkeys
Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri . They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae . The name of the genus is of Tupi origin ( sai-mirim or gai-mbirin < sai 'monkey' and mirim 'small') and was also used as an English name by early researchers.
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