GoldenPalace.com Monkey
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The GoldenPalace.com Monkey (Callicebus aureipalatii, meaning "golden palace") is a titi, a kind of New World monkey, found in western Bolivia's Madidi National Park.
GoldenPalace.com Monkey has orangish brown fur, a characteristic golden crown, a white tip on its tail, and dark red hands and feet. Like other titis, they are monogamous, mating for life. They constantly battle for territory with other pairs of titis and spend most of their time bonding and defending against predators. The male titis usually carry their infants the majority of the time until the infants can survive on their own.
The species was discovered by Dr. Robert Wallace of the Wildlife Conservation Society. Rather than naming the species after himself or, more commonly, after another biologist, Wallace decided to auction off the naming rights to raise funds for FUNDESNAP, the organization that maintains Madidi National Park. GoldenPalace.com, one of over a dozen bidders, paid $650,000.
External links
- GoldenPalace.com Monkey official site
- Internet casino buys monkey naming rights an MSNBC article
- New Monkey species to be named: GoldenPalace.com Monkey Zoo-talk article with auction coverage
Categories: New World monkeys