Squirrel monkeyS

Daniel martinez

table of ContentS

Habitat• Brazil, Peru, Colombia

• Near streams

fooD anD Water

Daily beHavior• Sleep during night

• Eat during day

• Live in groups for protection and for friends

• 10 or 50 monkeys live in a group

• Babies cling their mom’s belly

• Grooming every single day for 4 hours

family StruCtureS • Female takes care

• Staying together for 4 years

• 3 groups – male, female-baby, teenager groups

• Males come around females to mate

intereSting faCtS• Some monkeys are in danger of dying

• Squirrel monkeys have a long tail

• have long nails

bibliograpHy

• Marris, pat. Mammals. China: Grolier

•McDaniel, Mellisa. monkeys. Tarrytown: benchmark book , 2204