Spider+Monkey

= Spider Monkey = //Ateles geoffrayi//
 * Basic Information**

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 * Scientific Classification**
 * < Domain ||< Eukarya ||
 * < Kingdom ||< Animali ||
 * < Phylum ||< Chordota ||
 * < Class ||< Mammalia ||
 * < Order ||< Primates ||
 * < Family ||< Cebidae ||
 * < Genus ||< Ateles ||
 * < Species ||< Paniscus ||
 * Photographs**



Spider Monkey's can be located in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America and all the way to North Mexico. The Central and South American tropical rainforests are very dense, warm, and wet because of where South America lies on the equator. The average temperature around the tropical rainforest's are 75 degrees Fahrenheit and as low as 64 degrees Fahrenheit. It rains about 150cm and most of the rain came from its own evaporation. Spider Monkey's living space is usually on canopies (upper part of the tree) because they could easily find food like nuts, fruits, leaves, bird eggs, and spiders. Spider Monkey's have "have long, spiderlike limbs and a head-and-body length of 15 to 25 inches ,with a prehensile tail that is 20 to 35 inches long." The prehensile tail is like a "third arm" for the monkey because it has a grip on the end of its tail and is used to grasp branches or hang from them. The spider monkey also has elongated arms and fingers which make it easier for them to swing and swang from branch to branch.
 * Habitat **
 * Physiology**

Spider Monkey's break up into small groups that travel together and feed throughout the day by the area of the larger group's home range. The smaller groups stay like that for a few weeks until they meet up with other groups. When they meet up, the group is about 15-20 spider monkey's deep and interact peacefully. But when two leaders of the group interact, they start to bark at each other for territorial right.
 * Species Interactions **

** Reproduction ** The Spider Monkey's peak birth period is around the wet season of November to February. The way spider monkey's interact for reproduction is the female spider monkey approaching the male. The female spider monkey shows her genitialia to the male and if the male finds her interesting the male would start to woo her. If their are no male spider monkey's insight, the female would listen for mating calls from the males. When they mate, it takes about 7 and a half months for the monkey to be born. The infant monkey is raised by the mother until about 5 or when the monkey is ready to do tasks on its own.

The three main threats for Spider Monkey's is the habitat loss, being hunted, and slow reproduction. Spider monkey's need an undisturbed area to live and humans have been using the land they live in for homes and such. Also, Spider monkey's are rare animals making them wanted by hunters to be eaten or be used as pets. Because of these two factors they have had trouble reproducing. Many conservationists have been trying to protect these spider monkey's so they would not be instinct/eliminated from humanity.
 * Free Topic** (Conservation/elimination Efforts)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ensminger, Peter A. "Spider Monkey." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2011. Web. 30 Mar. 2011. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Rain Forest, Tropical." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2011. Web. 31 Mar. 2011. []
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