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Geoffrey's Spider Monkey (female with newborn)

Ateles geoffroyi ornatus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Saw this female Spider monkey feeding in the trees overhanging the boat. She had a very newborn baby on her back. So cute!

Spider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae.

Habitat:

Due to their large size, spider monkeys require large tracts of moist evergreen forests, and prefer undisturbed primary rainforest.

Species ID Suggestions

Geoffroy's spider monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

Comments (15)

thanks to all who favoured this mother and infant spotting...
thanks Gilma... bayucca thinks this is the one, so I'm going with that!.
Pam , that is so nice, it was posing for you....Great pictures, and the baby soooo cute!! Ateles geoffroyi ornatus, Ateles geoffroyi frontatus, Ateles geoffroyi azuerensis or Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyii??!! Hope you get an ID. ; )
thanks for that bayucca...
Ateles geoffroyi ornatus. Please, check your spelling (geoffroy)...
thanks Daniele. I think we went through this once before, with my kast spotting of this monkey! Oh dear! The memory fails again...
hehehe Alice, that's what I thought. I seemed to be moving around it's mother's body, but always head down.
Hi Anne, Yes I saw squirrel monkeys once, but only from a distance, so no shots. But I saw Howlers and Capuchins most place I went, and a lot of Spider monkeys in the NW area near La Cruz. There were 2 families in the trees near the finca where I stayed. The owners said they were there all the time. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/36618036
What a wonderful series Pam! While there are several species of spider monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae, the only species found in Costa Rica is Geoffroy's spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi.
Wow Pam! This series is spectacular! Wonderful pictures :)
Very nice shots. While Howlers and Capuchins are fairly common to see and easy to photograph, Spider monkeys are more elusive. I've seen them occasionally but never in good conditions for photography. Did you see squirrel monkeys too? Then you would have all 4 of Costa Rica's monkey species...

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