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Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a species of monkey that lives in the canopy, is capable of making semi-brachiation, only have 4 fingers and feed mainly on fruit

Habitat:

Rain Forest Costa Rica

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Comments (3)
Carolina
Love the second picture! You can see why they're called spider monkey haha

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PublishedApril 19, 2011

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