Common Name: Pale-headed Saki Monkey Scientific Name: Pithecia pithecia
LEAST CONCERN Pale-headed Saki Monkey Distribution: Brazil and Suriname Habitat: Forest Height: Approx. 35cm
Pale-headed Saki Monkeys are sexually dichromatic (the males and females are different colours). The Males are almost all black apart from their cheeks, forehead and chin. Females have fur that’s browner with only a bright stripe down each cheek. Babies are born the same colour as their mothers but change colour once they reach sexual maturity. They are New World Monkeys and so are only found in South America. The Pale-headed Saki is found in the countries of Venezuela, Guiana’s and Brazil where they inhabit the rainforests of these areas and are almost completely arboreal (they live almost completely in the trees). Sakis are omnivores. Most of their diet consists of berries and fruits but they will also eat small mammals such as bats and mice.
Weight: 1kg - 2.5kg
Sakis generally occur in family groups although some males may travel solitarily when first setting up a family.
Diet: Omnivorous Fruit, leaves, animals.
Births usually occur in the winter months after a gestation period (pregnancy) of about 170 days. Females care for the young for 6 months after which they become completely independent. Sexual maturity can be reach as early as two years at which time the young will leave the adults to set up their own family. The average life span of a Saki monkey is 30 years.