Fruit for the Frugivores

Paul standing on a step ladder cutting guaba fruit from our trees.

     We're lucky to have a number of guaba trees on our property because the spider monkeys (frugivores) like to eat the fruit, and the howler monkeys (foliovores) like to eat the leaves. 
     Our trees produce a small variety of the fruit, so we also buy BIG guaba at the "feria" or farmer's market when it's in season.

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Paul cutting guaba fruit.

The monkeys watching Paul.

Chiquito uses his tail.

Lolita reaches with her arm.

     There are many fruits that grow in Costa Rica which North Americans are unfamiliar with.  In fact, were it not for trying to give the monkeys as large a variety as possible, I would never have discovered two of my favorites, caimito and sapote.  (caimito = star apple and sapote = sapote)

Guaba fruit growing on our trees.

Guaba fruit. The edible part is the white fuzz around the seeds.