Transcript Spider monkeys - Addison Primary School

Spider Monkey
CHEYANNE – Year 4
Characteristics
The male spider monkey normally weighs
10.8kg and the female 9.66kg. Their tails
can be up to 89cm. When the monkey
walks it’s arm touches the ground.
Where spider monkeys live
Spider monkeys live
in Central and South
America. They live in
rainforests of Brazil,
Peru, and Central
Mexico.
Spider Monkeys and their babies
• Female spider monkeys give birth every 2 to 5
years
• Young monkeys depend completely on their
mothers for about ten weeks, but after that time
they begin to explore on their own and play
amongst themselves.
• Mothers continue to care for their young for the
first year of their lives, and often move about
with their offspring clinging to their backs.
What they eat
The spider monkey eats fruit and nuts
most of the time. They also eat young
leaves, flowers, roots sometimes wood
as well as honey. Sometimes they eat
Insects, Insects larvae, and bird eggs. In
the zoo the are fed celery, bananas,
raisins, apples, oranges and carrots.
Different Types Of Spider Monkeys
There are many different types of spider
monkeys. Some are red-faced spider monkey,
white-front spider monkey, Peruvian spider
monkey, brown spider monkey, white-cheeked
spider monkey, black-headed spider monkey,
brown-headed spider monkey, Columbian spider
monkey, Geoffroy's spider monkey, Yucatan
spider monkey, Mexican spider monkey, ornate
spider monkey, and hooded spider monkey.