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       We don't have many early videos.  When we're at home Chiquito has to be in the cage or on a leash...because his favorite place is IN the house.  (We had two "break and entries" before we put double doors on the cage and they were disasterous. The cat-walk above our great room has since been renamed the monkey-walk.)  Besides, videos of caged monkeys are never exhilarating.  
       But almost everyone (except our biologist) either warned me not to take Chiquito out of the cage at all, or not to take him anywhere without a leash.  The fear was that he wouldn't come back, or that we wouldn't be able to get him back into the cage.  Neither made sense to me.  I believed Chiquito knew we were his only family.  And I was convinced that a collar would give us enough control over him physically.  So we put a collar on Chiquito (the nerve-wracking part of the process...see the multiple outtakes below), took him into the jungle --- and tried to scrape him off Paul.  Chiquito was afraid to be free.
       Fortunately, Chiquito has gotten braver and bolder in the wild.  Lolita is still too young to venture away from me, but her time is coming...sooner rather than later if Chiquito has his way (see Chiquito Drags Lolita Off Me below).  And the photo ops are getting more exhilarating!

                                           YouTube Videos

Feb 14, 2012        It's a Jungle in Here                                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vszloYW-Hc&feature=channel&list=UL
Mar  2, 2012         Putting a Collar on Chiquito, Take 1       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxsQL6sOAGY&feature=channel&list=UL
Mar  2, 2012         Putting a Collar on Chiquito, Take 2       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do41uARBnw8&feature=channel&list=UL 
Mar  2, 2012         Putting a Collar on Chiquito, Take 3         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdaTZ2gIebE&feature=channel&list=UL
Mar  2, 2012         Putting a Collar on Chiquito, Take 4         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQHbUCtf7dE
April 8, 2012        Giggling Baby Spider Monkey                 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw7gGBzBdyg&feature=channel&list=UL
April 30, 2012      Playful Baby Spider Monkey                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13H2q3JWHq4&feature=g-upl
April 30, 2012      Playful Baby Spider Monkey (cont.)           http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=6NzWyWeYelo&NR=1
May 16, 2012      Chiquito Drags Lolita Off Me                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLZaFHcKs3M&feature=autoshare
May 16, 2012      Lolita Stands Her Ground                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzQvgEcnj9Y&feature=autoshare
Oct 17, 2012       Spider Monkey "Whinny" Sound             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TcccG3x52U

Oct 23, 2012       Chiquito with a Lime                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9d6XnkfdnA

Jan 16, 2013       Lolita Hugs New Infant Howler Monkey  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqHUf0QhvPw

Mar 29, 2103       Chiquito Checks out the New Cage        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr-xqjoZqMk