Woolly monkey calf and mother (Lagothrix lagotricha). The young born within a group are carried for the first month on the abdomen of the mother, and climb to the mother's back more frequently six weeks after birth. Young common woolly monkeys first leave their mothers after eight weeks, and become more independent after their fifth month. Photograph from Ariau river, near Manaus.

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