I JUST SAW MY FIRST EVER REAL LIVE WILD COSTA RICAN MONKEY.
I was measuring plant species diversity in El Bosque Eterno de los Niños with my tropical ecology class, and as we were leaving we saw a white-faced capuchin monkey literally right above where we were working. I unfortunately did not have my camera with me, but he was close enough to us at some points that I could have taken a close-up photo without using my zoom as he searched for insects in dead leaves.
It was literally one of my top ten moments. Unfortunately, this little guy was injured, possibly from a fight with an agouti (an example of which we also saw) or he was possibly kicked out of his home group by the alpha male. He was muy lindo nonetheless.
I will never forget him. For those of you who get the reference, it was a "that is a gorgeous goldfinch" moment in every sense--except that it lasted more than ten minutes and nearly involved some tears of joy.
Hasta luego, mis amigos.
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