22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Squirrel Monkey in a Palm Tree in Quepos, Costa Rica

As it's the smallest monkey in Costa Rica and is listed as endangered from a conservation standpoint by the IUCN, I was surprised to spot this little monkey by the pool of my hotel in Quepos. They were chowing down on some up in a palm tree and posed once they heard my shutter go off.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Quepos, Costa Rica
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Copyright: © Arianna Vranas