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Spider monkey

Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis

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Field Notes

Description:

It is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey from Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. It has paler fur than the Mexican Spider Monkey.

Habitat:

Semi-evergreen tropical forest

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Comments (4)
Maria dB
Great spotting - and those long arms and tail spread out to hang on. Very cool.
Jonathan Guyot
Thank you Frank ! The mother with her ​​little jumping. It is wonderful !

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2012 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedMarch 12, 2012

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