This Costa Rican white-headed capuchin monkey took a couple of second before deciding to leave the scene. Later, he came back with friends that were very happy to show me their teeth! I decided not to risk it myself either. White-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus) are New World monkeys of the subfamily Cebinae. The range of capuchin monkeys includes Central America and South America as far south as northern Argentina. In Central America, they usually occupy the wet lowland forests on Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama and deciduous dry forest on the Pacific coast.
This Costa Rican white-headed capuchin monkey female wasn’t very happy when she saw a telephoto lens pointing at her but instead of aggressively trying to scare me she opted for leaving the scene. This was the bet shot of that encounter where the baby face is visible. Isn’t the baby cute? White-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus) are New World monkeys of the subfamily Cebinae. The range of capuchin monkeys includes Central America and South America as far south as northern Argentina. In Central America, they usually occupy the wet lowland forests on Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama and deciduous dry forest on the Pacific coast.
