Spider Monkeys Rose Perkins
What Spider Monkeys Eat 90% fruit seeds Decaying bark Small insects-bugs Bird eggs eat with tails
How They Act Always in trees Rarely come forest floor Travel in bands
Behavior Females-4 years Males 5 years Acrobatic Arm stride 40 ft
Their Habitat High canopy rainforest evergreen rain forest Prefer wet over dry
Types of Spider Monkeys White bellied Brown spider monkey Black headed Brown headed White whiskered
Types of Spider Monkeys Red-faced White cheeked Mexican Ornate Hooded Columbian Yucatan
Reproduction Usually 16 weeks 1 born Hold tails Cling to back
Spider Monkey Skeletons Females 42 to 57 in Males 38 to 48 in Tails suspend Tails 5th limb Female 75-95 cm Male 63-82 cm
Scientific Names Spanish “Mono Araña” Spanish b.h. Ateles fusciceps fusciceps
Family Names Spider monkey family-Atelidae Spider Monkey subfamily- Alouattinae Spider Monkey Genus- Atelus
Spider Monkey Facts Carnivores Barks, screeches, other sounds Birth every 2-5 years
More Spider Monkey Facts Are endangered species Tails have a print
Young Spider Monkeys Born no bigger forearm Born little hair
Where? Found Mexico-South Brazil Sounds travel 5miles
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