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Spider Monkeys

Spider monkeys live in the treetops of tropical rainforests in South America. They have a lifespan of about 22 years.

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What is the scientific name to the spider monkey?

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There are several species and a few sub-species with similar names, including Geoffroyi's spider monkey. They are all of the genus Ateles. The similar species is the yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda).

Species of spider monkeys include:

Red-faced spider monkey, Ateles paniscus

White-fronted spider monkey, Ateles belzebuth

Peruvian spider monkey, Ateles chamek

Brown spider monkey, Ateles hybridus

White-cheeked spider monkey, Ateles marginatus

Black-headed spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps

Brown-headed spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps fusciceps

Colombian spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps rufiventris

Geoffroy's spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi

- Yucatan spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis

- Mexican spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus

- Nicaraguan spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi

- Ornate spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi ornatus

What is the average weight of a Mexican spider monkey?

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They are about two feet tall and weigh about 20 pounds.

Is a spider monkey a hervivore?

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Herbivore

What does edward mean when he call Bella spider monkey?

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It is just a term he uses while he climbs the tree.

When did the Cuban spider monkey become endangered?

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There were add to the endangereds list in 1870.There were add to the endangereds list in 1870.

What is the habitat of a spider monkey?

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Spider monkeys live in tropical rainforests located in central and south America and can be found in far north as Mexico. Other species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. They thrive in evergreen, semi deciduous and mangrove forests and almost never come down to ground level.

These monkeys live in the highest parts of the trees found in rain forests, known as the 'upper canopy'. They prefer undisturbed high forests, but sadly due to the loss of their preferred habitat, they being forced into different types of forests.

The spider monkey are well adapted for life in the treetops as they are strong and agile, and can fond all kinds of food, such as nuts, fruits, leaves, bird eggs, and spiders. This means the diet of the spider monkey is omnivorous.

The spider monkeys' habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate. It is thought that over 35,000 acres of mature rain forest a day, is being destroyed to make way for new farm land. This habitat loss coupled with many monkeys being shot for food and their low maturation, is pushing this species closer to the brink of endangerment and extinction.

Any organisation that helps prevent deforestation in South America will help save these marvellous monkeys from extinction.

Spider monkeys live in tropical rainforests located in central and south America and can be found in far north as Mexico. Other species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. They thrive in evergreen, semi deciduous and mangrove forests and almost never come down to ground level.

These monkeys live in the highest parts of the trees found in rain forests, known as the 'upper canopy'. They prefer undisturbed high forests, but sadly due to the loss of their preferred habitat, they being forced into different types of forests.

The spider monkey are well adapted for life in the treetops as they are strong and agile, and can fond all kinds of food, such as nuts, fruits, leaves, bird eggs, and spiders. This means the diet of the spider monkey is omnivorous.

The spider monkeys' habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate. It is thought that over 35,000 acres of mature rain forest a day, is being destroyed to make way for new farm land. This habitat loss coupled with many monkeys being shot for food and their low maturation, is pushing this species closer to the brink of endangerment and extinction.

Any organisation that helps prevent deforestation in South America will help save these marvellous monkeys from extinction.

What tools does the spider monkey have to help it survive?

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The woolly spider monkey is primarily a folivorous species, but also consumes fruit, seeds, flowers, nectar, pollen, bark, bamboo, and ferns. It prefers to eat fruits which are more ripe. Leaves are eaten for bulk and protein, and the woolly spider monkey prefers immature leaves over mature ones (Kinzey, 1997). Strier (1992b) suggests that folivory is a result of seasonal fruit shortages and the woolly spider monkey needs to eat leaves to survive. Group size for this species is between 15 to 25 individuals.

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Why are spider monkeys role in a food chain?

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It is a primary consumer. It eats insects but is a favorite food of the Kangaroo rat.

What are people doing to save the black headed spider monkey?

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It's very improbable that humans evolved from apes, but we most likely did evolve from a common ancestor. Actually, it's very likely that humans evolved from apes -- ancestors of chimpanzees, more specifically. Evolutionary biologists have known that for quite some time, but recent genetic discoveries have revealed that the genes of chimps and humans differ by only about 1.23 percent. Further, genetic researchers at Harvard and MIT have recently propounded the theory that humans and chimp ancestors diverged millions of years ago and then came back together through interbreeding. Primates, including chimps and bonobos, didn't become extinct the moment the new species emerged from them. That is not the way evolution works. Although it's possible, even likely, that a new species will be able to procreate more successfully and eventually dominate other, older species, perhaps to the point of their extinction, it's not necessarily so.

Do spider monkey hatch or are born alive?

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They are a primate and a mammal so they have alive birth.

What are spider monkey breeding habits?

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The spider monkey knows when to reproduce by watching at the female monkey getting her cycle to start to reproduce. The female monkey has a monthly cycle from 24 to 27 days long. Mating occurs from 2 to 3 days. If they don't stay together for the length of 3 days then no baby can be conceived. Monkeys usually mate when they are mature enough. The male becomes sexually mature at the age of 5 and the female at the age of 4. The spider monkey is ready to let go of her baby when it is 15 months old. The mother carries her young from 6 to 15 months. When they mate only one single monkey is born, so the enemies can easily kill them.

The special features of a black spider monkey?

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its got a curly tail to hold its self on to branches and trees and to help keep the monkeys balance, it has long fingers to help it grab onto branches/viness, it has long toes also to help keep its balance on trees and branches.

What instinctive behaviors do spider monkeys have?

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i guess climbing up and down a tree and swinging in vines

How does a spider monkey use defense and protection?

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Monkeys do not have much in the way of defense. Normally they run away, or scream from the treetops, or throws sticks at the predator to scare it away. This is not usually effective. They can defend themselves from other monkeys, or small reptiles. But their predators are large birds, snakes, and jaguars, who are among the highest in the food chain of the rain forest.

What is a spider monkey skin covering?

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A spider monkey has furry skin.

What does a black spider monkey eat?

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leaves, fruit, flowers, flower buds, and insect larvae

Why is a spider monkey classified in animalia?

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The spider monkey is a primate of the genus Ateles. Like all monkeys and other primates, it is a mammal and therefore an animal (kingdom Animalia). It is definitely not a plant, fungus, bacteria, or protist, which make up the other extant kingdoms.

What is a group spider monkeys called?

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Spider monkeys are vertebrates, mammals, and primates (like man). Their family is Atelidae and their genus Ateles.

The related genus is Brachyteles, the "woolly spider monkey" (also known as the Muriqui).

Where does a spider monkey sleep?

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Well, Monkeys like to sleep high up in trees, because the tree provides a place of safety for them. They usually sleep between branches but baby monkeys are known to sleep in their mother's arms.

What advantages do spider monkeys have?

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using their tail as an extra arm to aid in climbing

What can children do to help save spider monkeys?

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less pollution and less of rainforests being cut.us

Are spider monkeys scared of humans?

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It depends. Some of them are very shy and are almost afraid of their own shadow, while others are adventurous and outgoing. Some of them are also mean and like to scratch and nip you if you don't handle them correctly. Older males tend to be territorial and attack unfamiliar people.

How tall are spider monkeys?

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spider monkeys arent that big, an adult weighs about 15 to 19 pounds and they can be 16 to 24 inches long and their tail can go up from 24 to 32 inches long, so most of them have tails longer than their bodies.

What continent does a spider monkey come from?

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Spider monkeys are primates living in Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. They have comparatively long, spindly limbs and a long prehensile tail. They are tree dwellers and currently endangered due to the loss of natural habitats