uakari
Liczba mnoga: uakaris
Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail.
short-tailed, long-haired monkey
Any of several rare South American monkeys of the genus Cacajao. There are three species. They have bald faces and long fur. About 55 cm/1.8 ft long in head and body, and with a comparatively short 15 cm/6 in tail, they rarely leap, but are good climbers, remaining in the tops of the trees in swampy forests and feeding largely on fruit. The black uakari is in danger of extinction because it is found in such small numbers already, and the forests where it lives are fast being destroyed.