These primates are very different in shape and movement compared to other monkeys and move very quickly and easily through the trees.
White Faced Saki Monkeys are active during the day and will spend most of their time in the trees rarely coming down to the ground. They eat a wide variety of things including fruit, seeds, flowers, leaves and some animal prey such as small birds and eggs. They also love to eat termites and ants - a staple part of their diet.
Found in Brazil, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana, White Faced Saki Monkeys live in small family groups with one male, one female and their offspring. Males and females are classed as sexually dimorphic (they look different from each other). Males are black with a ‘blonde’ face, whereas females are fully covered in a flecked brown colour.
Mating can take place at any time of the year and will result in a single baby. When born, boys and girls are similar in colour to adult females. However, at around two months old, baby boys will begin to develop the black coat and white face of an adult male. White Saki Monkeys are fully mature in three years and have a life expectancy of 30 years in captivity.
