A cute Bolivian squirrel monkey looks wonderingly out into the wide world between leaves. In his eyes you can see the reflection of the blue sky and the outline of the leaves. The photo was taken in Peru's Amazon, from a canoe on Lake Sandoval in the Tambopata national reserve. At sunset, dozens of squirrel monkeys jump and swing through the trees along the lakeshore. They are playing with each other and looking for food. They are so fast and agile that it was a long wait for this perfect moment. The diversity of animals in this reserve such as primates, toucans, caimans and giant otters is enormous and they all live in freedom. Something I must cherish and which is wonderful to see. My wonderment for nature and the animal kingdom is literally mirrored in this photo in the wondered facial expression of the Bolivian squirrel monkey.
My name is Maaike Verhoef. Together with my partner, I am currently travelling all over the world. We love nature and you can regularly find us in the mountains.
Later, we hope to live in Austria to be in the mountains more.
Before we travelled, I photographed everything around..
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