1The Spider MonkeyThe Spider Monkey

By: Emma

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Physical CharacteristicsPhysical Characteristics

The Black Spider Monkey weighs about 10 to 15 pounds, and is about

25 to 35 inches tall. Black Spider Monkeys are usually black or dark

brown, and some have red rings around their eyes.

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Reproduction Reproduction

When the black spider monkey is born, the mother will care for the

baby. For about 5 months, the baby will cling to the mothers stomach, then will ride on the mothers back

for about a month or two. The baby will depend on the mothers milk for

two years. The black spider monkey lives for about 27 to 30 years.

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Habitat/Location Habitat/Location The black spider monkey lives in

tropical rain forests in Central and South America, and go as far north as

Mexico.

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DietDietBlack Spider Monkeys eat up in the treetops, and eats fruits, nuts, bird

eggs, and spiders. The monkeys predators are ocelots, pumas, and

jaguars.

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FactsFacts

DID YOU KNOW?????

-That black spider monkeys do not have opposable thumbs, even

though they are great climbers-That the longest life of a spider monkey was 33 years, that was

counted

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Are they endangered or Are they endangered or not???not???

You could say that the Black Spider Monkey is endangered, but this

monkey is only 10% probability of becoming extinct in 100 years. So they are endangered but you don’t

have to worry about them for a while.

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Physical Adaptations Physical Adaptations - good balance = helps them to not fall out of trees

- black in color = to camouflage

- long tail = to grip the branches, and to use as a fifth finger because they don’t have opposable thumbs

- lives in trees = so they don’t get hunted by there predators

- long arms = to grip the branches

- fruit eater = they get their food from the trees

- long fingers = strong hooked hands to grip the branches and food

- they make loud screeches and barks = to make sure that they are together, and for safety

- live in packs = for safety, or to make sure they are all together

- babies cling to mother = to make sure that the baby dose not get lost

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Behavioral Adaptations Behavioral Adaptations - baby clings to mother = so that the baby dose not get

eaten

- fruit eaters = so they don’t have to hunt, and they won’t get hunted

- small sleeping groups = so that they are not all together, but they are not alone, so they won’t get hunted as easily

- live in the trees most of the time = so they can stay away from their predators easily

- noisy = to warn each other

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Improvements Improvements 1) Real trees to feel like the rain forest.

2) Instead of cement for the floor I would put leaves and dirt. 3) I would put some sort of real fruit tree to make it feel like their real habitat.

4) More things to hang on because they are use to staying in the treetops. 5) Make the habitat celling taller because they spend a majority of their time up in a

tree.

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PICTURES!!PICTURES!!

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THE END THE END Thanks For Watching!!!Thanks For Watching!!!