Owl Monkeys are 27 to 48 cm. long and are the only nocturnal monkey known. The Night Monkey lives in Columbia and north-eastern Argentina to Ecuador and Panama. They eat fruits, nuts, leaves, sap, insects, and small vertebrates. They are considered Adults after three years. Adult Night Monkeys pair for life and they live in small family groups composesd of the adult pair plus up to three young. They use a range of hisses and squeaks to communicate during the night they also sometimes produce an owl-like hoot. They live to be 20 years old in captivity and 11 years old in the wild.
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