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Noel Kempff Mercado National ParkBoliviaCapreolinaeCervidaeMammals
Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

26 Nov 2012

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

This was my first steps on top of the Huanchaca Plateau (Caparú Meseta), and what a welcome! The deer just looked at me and went on chewing for some time, and…

by morten

BoliviaNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkAtelidaeMammals
Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)

26 Nov 2012

Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)

During my 2 weeks in the Bolivian Amazon I only had this very brief encounter. They are always on the move, so dependent on the size of the group they can pass…

by morten

BoliviaTuichi RiverMadidiCaviidaeMammals
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

23 Nov 2012

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a very common mammal, and perhaps the most abundant in Madidi. My trip out of Madidid provided the most sightings, and…

by morten

MadidiBoliviaChalalanMammalsCebidae
Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

21 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

I haven't been able to find any resource describing which of these two distinctly different facial patterns are male and female, but I assume the first one is…

by morten

MadidiBoliviaChalalanMammalsCebidae
Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

21 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

When a group of 20-30 monkeys rush through the canopy, it's like swarm of sounds and movements. You mostly see some feet, tails, or furry bodies jump in and…

by morten

BoliviaChalalanMadidiAtelidaeMammals
Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)

21 Nov 2012

Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)

I heard one or more groups every day, but seeing them was another matter. This was my closet encounter during my stay. -14.399695,-67.908357

by morten

MadidiBoliviaChalalanMammalsCebidae
Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

20 Nov 2012

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Most of the time you hear but don't see the monkeys, as they are in the canopy, high above you in a very sharp background - the sky. If you're lucky you get a…

by morten

MadidiBoliviaChalalanMammalsCebidae
Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

20 Nov 2012

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Even though I was in a canoe on the Chalalan lake, and these monkeys were moving through the trees next to the lake, it was very hard to get clear views and…

by morten

MadidiBoliviaChalalanMammalsCebidae
Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

20 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

Yum-yum! If the monkeys are busy eating, they can be quite difficult to spot, and only when they move you'll have an idea of their location by the branches…

by morten

BoliviaMadidiCuniculidaeMammals
Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)

20 Nov 2012

Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)

This was my first mammal sighting in the Madidi National Park, and was very promising as this was just a few hundred metres after crossing the park's border…

by morten