The Burnished saki[1] is a species of saki monkey, a species of New World Monkey. It is located in central Peru and a small part of adjacent Brazil.
- Always needing a haircut, the Burnished saki is a small primate with a dark, woolly coat.
- Their partially bald face is surrounded by a thick fringed hairstyle reminiscent of their moniker, a monk.
- Adult individuals have their faces covered with burnt light brown fur.
- It is distinguished from Pythecia monachus by the facial coloration of the juveniles; juvenile males have densely flattened white hairs, and females have gray-black or tan rosts that fade to white, as opposed to the bicolored brown-white rosts of Pythecia monachus.
- Their short hind limbs are designed for fast long-distance jumps, perfect for life in trees. The tail of a Burnished saki is as thick and hairy as the rest of the body.
- These South American primates’ tails are not prehensile and often sink into the edges of branches like a particularly dirty feather duster.
