Costa Rica & Panama Primate Studies
PS11 Update - Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Monos & Pterodactyls
As the sun peaked in through the blinds of our cabin we heard loud splashes in the pond below. We rushed out to find a group of capuchins crossing the road directly in front of our rooms. Grabbing our cameras we began counting not one, two, or three, but 18 capuchins including three infants. It was not until much later that the cuteness shock wore off and we realized we probably should have put our field skills to use and sexed them (whoops). Basking in the glory of our first self sighting, we ate a big breakfast and headed back into the field. There we collected our first actual behavioral data on the monkeys by conducting scan samples. Later in the afternoon we had a light siesta as everyone seemed to be tired from the day’s field exercises. T
Then it was back to the classroom to analyze the data we had collected just hours before. After we got our day’s work in, we all had a little story time where Alex N. and Lily’s stories topped them all. Then we were off to Spanish class with Dana and Hiner where we managed to learn Spanish conjugations that some American students would not understand until their second year of classes. We then decided to relax a bit and head to the El Zota Pulperia. After a short snack break, Ariel plugged in her music and we threw an impromptu dance party. Kate led the way with new dance moves while the rest of us just tried to look semi-coordinated. Then Hiner broke out the salsa music and showed us a few moves of his own. Jerry and I got quite good (If I do say so myself). And just before we decided it might be about time to head to bed we got one quick round of Pterodactyl in, creating a giggly show down between Alex F. and Rosie. It was truly an amazing day filled with quality group time.
Grace Shaw
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