The Monk Saki is included here to represent the saki monkey family in the Neotropical portion of North America. It is a large, shaggy-furred monkey with a distinctive hooded appearance, found in the upper Amazon Basin. Sakis are primarily seed predators, using their robust teeth to crack open unripe fruits before other animals can access them.
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