Spider+Monkey



Spider Monkeys: These monkeys are called spider monkeys. They live in the rain forests of Mexico and Central America, usually staying in tree tops and rarely coming down to the ground. Spider monkeys get their name from their spider like appearance when they move through the trees using their four limbs and their amazing grasping tail. The spider monkey has long fingers and a reduced thumb that allows it to hook on to the branches. The spider monkey's prehensile tail is hairless on the end and has prints as unique to each monkey as human fingerprints are. Spider monkeys can hang from their tails and also use them to reach for branches or pick fruit. Every two to three years a female gives birth to a single baby who is fully dependent on his mother for up to 3 years. The baby rides on its mother's back, wrapping its tail around its mother's tail for extra support. Spider monkeys are endangered. Our zoo has been committed to this species for over 30 years. Our male born in has fathered dozens of young that has helped to sustain the captive population.

Stephanie Craft

References: www.honoluluzoo.org/**spider**_**monkey**.htm