Sunday Times

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- Picture: Sebastian di Domenico @sebastiand­ido

The skull of a brown capuchin monkey from the Boyaca region of Colombia. Historical­ly, this species was found across the forests on the slopes of the eastern Andes and the Orinoco region. Nowadays, deforestat­ion due to agricultur­e and cattle ranching is reducing the population, especially in the Orinoco. This species is also a victim of illegal traffickin­g and is used in the pet trade and for medical research.

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