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SEE 11 Intresting Facts About Spider Monkey

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Scientific Name: Ateles  Common Name: Spider monkey Body Size: 14-26 inch  Tail Size : 35 inch Weight : 13-24 pounds Lifespan: 20-27 years Diet: Omnivore

OVERVIEW

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The scientific name of the spider monkey is Ateles & Spider Monkeys mainly live in tropical forests.

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Spider monkeys are different from other monkeys in that they have very long legs and arms with very long tails.

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Spider monkeys are very intelligent and actually communicate with each other. They make much louder sound when they are in danger.

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Female Spider monkey play a leadership role and  also more likely to leave the nest to join the group.

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Spider monkeys can cover as much as 30 feet of distance with a single powerful swoosh of their arms.

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Spider monkeys are very large monkeys and they live very high in treetops & one of the most endangered types of monkeys in the world.

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The weight of the spider monkey ranges between 13-24 pounds & they  are about 3 – 5 feet tall.

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One spider monkey gives birth to only one baby spider and sometimes twins.They also carry them everywhere they go while hunting for food.

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Spider monkeys are social animal and they love to live in group. There are 15 to 25 monkeys in a single group.

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The natural habitat of spider monkeys is the tropical rainforests of South and Central America.

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The spider monkey's diet consists mostly of fruits, as well as leaves, nuts, seeds, and occasionally arachnids and insects.

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