Cas- play time!
photo: by Raphael Bendelac
Cas is an endangered Geoffroy's spider monkey, and he was orphaned when his mother was shot and killed in order for him to be sold in the illegal primate pet trade here in Belize. Being kept in a banana crate under a kitchen table, he was confiscated and is now being rehabilitated for release back into the wild. Normally, Cas would be nursing from his mother until at least three years of age and requires care round the clock.