Spanish Name: Mono Arana

Size: 2 feet long (including tail)

Life span: 33 years in captivity

Predators: Jaguars and humans are this monkey's predators.

Adaptations: 
The spider monkey is diurnal and very agil in the trees. Normal movement through trees is along the upper surfaces of limbs with tail arched over the back, the tail is used as a fifth limb.  They are able to grab objects with single hand, foot, or tail alone. They rarely come down to the ground.

Interesting Facts:
1. The skin of the tale looks and feels like a hand.
2. They tend to live in groups of forty and fifty but they separate durind the day.
3. They like to hang on their tail like spiders.
4. Baby spider monkey like to play wrestling while hanging on their tail.

 Bibliography:  (go to MLA site)
<http://www.micktravels.com/peru/amazon/63-spider_monkey.jpg> 26 Mar. 2003
 
<http://www.sa-zoo.org/02meet/02sublinks/spidmonk.html> 26 Mar. 2003 

<http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/spidermonkeypage.html> 26 Mar. 2003

<http://rainforest.image-centre.com/spidermonkey.html> 26 Mar. 2003

<http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azspdmky.html> 26 Mar. 2003

<http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/ces/1999_2000/Rainforest2/spider_monkey.html> 26 Mar. 2003

Researched by: Ariana S. and Micaela B.