This means that they climb exclusively with their hands and feet, which can often be difficult to tell apart. They may even rear up on their feet and walk up to thirty paces. Unfortunately, these monkeys never had the chance to be raised by their mothers in their natural environment. In human hands, they choose to eat what we eat and refuse traditional monkey goodies such as caterpillars, insects, etc. Some of what they eat includes, celery, fresh greens, green string beans, corn on the cob, raw sweet potatoes, apples, oranges, bananas, hard bread, some seeds, and some near-ripe fruit.
Water is always in demand in the hot, humid jungle.
We still experiment with foods they might eat out of our supplies. We're trying to raise them the best we can with the little knowledge and financial resources we have. Our success has been very good as we have not lost a uakari for almost two years. Click here for information about adopting an animal.