Black spider monkey
by daisy Jonesgrade:6
school: Fessenden
Appearance
• They have long lanky arms and a strong tail that enables them to move gracefully from tree to tree.
• These monkeys are nimble.• The black spider monkey has an all black
body and a brown face. • The black spider monkey can grow up to
26 inches.
Habitat • The black spider monkey lives is the rain
forests of south America and Mexico • The black spider monkey prefers wet
forests that dry • The black spider monkey likes to sleep in
the trees at night.
Life cycle• The black spider monkey can only give
birth 2 every 5 years • When the mother gives birth she will keep
caring in till the offspring is 2 years old.• Their life span is form 20 to 24 year .• The average monkey weighs 13.25 lbs.
diet
• Leaves.• Seeds.• Nuts.• Bark.• Insects.• Flowers• Fruit
predators
• Sawfish• Lions• Alligators• Humans
How would it effect other animals
• It would effect other animals because the spider monkey is food to them.
Humans impact the monkeys because….
• People keep cutting down trees and the tees are the home of the monkey and also the food source
• People eat the same stuff as the black spider monkey, so they will die out in the end.
What can we do…
• We can stop cutting down trees down in the tropical rain forests
• Find a new food source
Interesting things
• The black spider monkey can not swing with out its tail.
• The black spider monkey can only go with out food for 3 days
Classification
• Kingdom-animalia• Phylum-chordata• Family- atelidae• Order-primate• Genus-ateles
References
• Wild at home • Ask.com• Answer.com• Wide side