IDing monkeys

well, my first field day has come and gone. valerie's easin' us into it, so we only spent about 5 hours out in the field. here is a before-the-field picture..



the day was spent first looking for monkeys, and second IDing them after we found them. IDing monkeys is important for data collection... you have to know who is doing what to whom... if you know what i mean... dos leches, blanquita, and kathy lee were all adult females that i could correctly identify... the juveniles and males were a bit harder to ID. you should SEE blanquita's cleavage though... MAN. hot.

below is valerie, my boss, and my fellow monkey researchers-- tamara, jeffrey, and dave!! we're excited.




there are two infants in the Los Valles group. Chai and Thyme. Thyme (Salsa's baby) is so small. They call her Salsa's rat baby shawl... pretty soon all of my conversations are going to be this monkey code, and i'll be talking on my dictaphone, and entering in data on my psion, and gpsing, and using my compass... christopher guest should get a hold of this action while it's hot.

below is the first monkey picture of the field! i think it is nutmeg? maybe? it could be mousse. i get them confused because they are both small immature males..


interwebbing in hammocks, drinking costa rican coffee, and having the forest as your backyard in a tough life.