The Caqueta tiki monkey
The scientific name is callicebus caquetensis. This new species of monkey was discovered in Columbia. This is not the first time they’ve been seen, they where first spotted by a biologist named Martin Moynihan in 1976 in the southern Caqueta part of Colombia. Scientist could not confirm it’s existence until now because of frequent armed conflicts in that region. They estimate that less than 250 still exist because of the cutting of the forests which is their home. This is one of 20 different species of Titi monkeys. Thomas Defler, a primatologist, says that it is possible that there are other species that we don’t know about. The Caqueta Titi monkey has been recommended to be classified as critically endangered.
Questions:
-Can you think of ways that could help save them?
-How many new species do you think scientist discover
each year?
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i think they probably find a lot of different species each year and that in the future they're will be a lot more, i think that scientists would find a lot more species if they're was no cutting of the forests.
ReplyDeletei wonder if they will find an other place with theise spicies
ReplyDeletei think that years ago it was common for humans to find new species, but now as humans have been destroying they're natural enviorments, it's much more rare; who knows maybe from now on no more species will be discovered because of humans.
ReplyDeleteMabe you could save them making a reserved area for them so they are save and are well cared.
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