Our Panama Adventure - Geoffroy's Tamarins

Trish and I recently returned from an awesome tropical forest adventure in Panama. We stayed at Canopy Tower and Canopy Lodge, with a focus on Tropical Biodiversity. I'll be sharing numerous photos and stories in the coming days.

Let's start with monkeys! We saw four monkey species, including Panama's smallest monkey, called Geoffroy's Tamarin, about the size of a squirrel. These tiny monkeys live in social groups, so if you see one, you'll likely see more. They spend much of the day foraging for fruits, flowers, and insects. I photographed these tamarins from the observation deck atop the Canopy Tower.

Tamarins were sporting the mohawk hairstyle long before it was cool.

Photo credits:
Tamarin photos - Stan C. Smith