THE WOOLLY MONKEY MYSTERIES THE QUEST TO SAVE A RAIN FOREST SPECIES SANDRA MARKLE M Millbrook Press Minneapolis
4 Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya is a scientist from Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco Cusco Peru studying woolly monkey behavior SCIENCE STAKEOUT IN THE LEAFY RAIN FOREST CANOPY HIGH OVERHEAD MORE THAN A DOZEN WOOLLY MONKEYS ARE SPREAD OUT ALONG THE BRANCHES Nearly 100 feet 30 m below on the forest floor Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya watches them intently through her binoculars
5 Although she doesn't want to miss anything Ruthmery lowers the binoculars to wipe the sweat from her eyes It's only six o clock in the morning and the air is already steamy It's always hot in this part of the rain forest in Peru's Manú Biosphere Reserve a protected conservation area next to Manú National Park This aerial view shows Manú National Park Along with Manú Biosphere Reserve the area is home to animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth
