"I borrowed 2 young spider monkeys, apparently this species, from the Gorgas Institute." So wrote resident naturalist Martin H. Moynihan (1928-1996) about field work he was doing in a small field station on Barro Colorado Island, Panama from fall 1958 to summer 1961. "Their behavior since I got them has been rather peculiar in a way, (or, at least, unexpected by me)."
Join us in transcribing the field observations of Ateles (spider monkeys) by this world authority in animal behavior.
"I borrowed 2 young spider monkeys, apparently this species, from the Gorgas Institute." So wrote resident naturalist Martin H. Moynihan (1928-1996) about field work he was doing in a small field station on Barro Colorado Island, Panama from fall 1958 to summer 1961. "Their behavior since I got them has been rather peculiar in a way, (or, at least, unexpected by me)."
Join us in transcribing the field observations of Ateles (spider monkeys) by this world authority in animal behavior.
The field note pages are numbered; entries are dated and headed with location and type of animal. It begins with an index organized by several levels by subject and corresponding page numbers. Journal entries cover individual and groups of monkeys with highlighted passages, and phonetic descriptions of their cries. There is a sketch accompanying the text.
Other Martin H. Moynihan transcription projects:
Gull Notes (2 of 3) from Peru and Chile
Cyanerpes (Honeycreepers) from Central America - completed