Shell Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year ContestTo
scoop the competition's top prize for budding wildlife photographers,
Briton Patrick Corning didn't even have to leave his family's rented
villa while on vacation in Costa Rica last year.
Patrick, 11, took this photo from his balcony as a trio of squirrel monkeys played and hunted for fruit in nearby trees.
“I
think it is cute how one of the monkeys is pulling another one's ear,”
he said in a statement. “I remember thinking to the monkeys, Don't
move!”
Squirrel monkeys are native to Mexico as well as Central
and South America. They live in large groups, splitting off into
smaller foraging parties during the day to hunt for insects, fruit, and
seeds.
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