2. History of Spider Monkeys
• 70 different species of Platyrrhines (new world
monkeys). (Spider Monkey, 10/10/11)
• Fossils show that monkeys have appeared
throughout Central and South
America, Cuba, and Africa. (Spider
Monkey,10/10/11)
• Natives brought monkeys to the islands of Cuba.
(Spider Monkey,10/10/11)
• The tail of New World Monkeys differs from old
world monkeys because the tail allows them to
use it as a fifth hand. (Spider Monkey,10/10/11)
3. History continued…
• The Scientific name is Ateles Geoffroyi. (Spider
Monkey,10/10/11)
• The order is Primates. (Spider Monkey,10/10/11)
• The family is Cebidae. (Spider Monkey,10/10/11)
• The subfamily is Atelinae. (Spider
Monkey,10/10/11)
• The Genus is Ateles. (Spider Monkey,10/10/11)
4. Habitat
• Spider monkeys live in many different habitats
like, evergreen rainforests, semi deciduous and
mangrove forests. (Spider Monkeys, 11/24/11)
• They live mostly in the trees in the upper canopy. They
barely ever touch the ground. (Spider
Monkeys, 11/24/11)
• They can be found in other forests that have limited
hunting and predators. (Spider Monkeys, 11/24/11)
• They seem to be more flexible than the other primate
families to adapting to their habitats. (Spider
Monkeys, 11/24/11)
5. Behavior
• Spider monkeys live in groups of around 30 called
troops. (Spider Monkey Evolution, 11/25/11)
• The females have a bigger lead role in the troop
then the males do. (Spider Monkey
Evolution, 11/25/11)
• Spider monkeys tend to be diurnal which means
sleep at night and active during the day. (Spider
Monkey Evolution, 11/25/11)
• They mainly choose large trees that contain a
large quantity of food for the troop. (Spider
Monkey Evolution, 11/25/11)
6.
7. Anatomy
• They have long lanky
arms and legs
prehensile(gripping) tails.
• Spider monkeys can
weigh from 13 to 25
pounds.
• They on average are 19
inches tall in height.
• Their tails are 27 to 30
inches long.
8. Breeding
• They reproduce year round without a set breeding season.
• Birth happens around every three years. (Vaughan, 11/24/11)
• The baby is nursed for two years. (Vaughan, 11/24/11)
• After two years, the monkey or juvenile will walk by
themselves, but close to their mothers. (Vaughan, 11/24/11)
• The small monkeys will begin to explore other small monkey
around their age while staying within the group.
(Vaughan, 11/24/11)
9. Feeding
• Spider Monkeys are known as fruigivorous.
• Fruigivorous are eating mainly fruits and
seeds.
• They usually eat around 10am then at 10pm.
• During the day they infrequently eat.
• Spider monkeys eat when they get the food
while hanging.
• They do not carry their food with them.
10. The sound of a spider monkey
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11. Ecological Relationships
• The monkey helps plants by dispersing the
seeds when they drop it or after they release
their waste. (Walker, 11/24/11)
• The main plant the receives the most benefit
is the strangler fig. (Walker, 11/24/11)
