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Natural History of the Black- Haded Spider Monkey

The black-handed spider monkey lives in a range from Mexico to Panama. They currently have a critically endagered or endangered status according to the IUCN. These monkeys have a coat color of black to light buff. This is determined by the subspecies. The infants are born black and lighten up within the first 5 months. They grow to be 305 to 630 mm in height. Their habitats include the evergreen rain forest, semidecidous forest and mangrove forest. Spider monkeys are arboreal and seldom come to the ground.
Spider monkeys tend to feed off of a wide variety of fruits. Fruits make up almost 80% of their food. They also eat young leaves, fl...

Posted by: Anthony Pacella

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