Titi Monkeys are a very new species, and they are already endangered! The reason they are becoming endangered is because people are cutting down the habitat (rain forests).They are not very big so they have a lot of predators to worry about. I hope we can save this new species because they are really cute, and I love monkeys!!!!!!!
Man Arrested After Smuggling Endangered Titi Monkeys
Kevin Schafer/CORBIS
Authorities performed a body search on Roberto Sol Cabrera Zavaleta because he was behaving “markedly nervous,” only to find that he was smuggling monkeys.
Yes, monkeys. Eighteen Titi monkeys, to be exact. Cabrera allegedly hid the animals, which are endangered, in pouches attached to a belt underneath his shirt after moving them from his suitcase. Two of the monkeys were dead after traveling from Lima, Peru.
Cabrera told authorities that he put the monkeys under his clothing “so the X-rays wouldn't hurt them.” He said he bought the animals for $30.
Now the real question is, where was he going?
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/20/man-arrested-after-smuggling-endangered-titi-monkeys/#ixzz1Oh8OBjek
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