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Thank you for your undivided attention.

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This is a spider monkey in action. It is using its arms to thrust itself forward to travel.

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Articles

1. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/spider-monkey/#spider-monkey-group-25880544.jpg
2. https://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/sunday/in-the-rainforest/11/04/black-spider-monkey/

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Fun Facts

1. Spider monkeys have an extra limb, their tail.
2. Spider monkeys are very social animals
3. To stay safe from predators they stay above.
4. 90% of spider monkeys’ diet consists of nuts, berries and insects.
5. Spider monkeys have 4 fingers shaped like a hook. This is used to swing across branches.

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Sources

1. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/spider-monkeys/
2. http://wwf.panda.org/our_work/wildlife/profiles/mammals/black_spider_monkey/
3. http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/endangered-species/black-spider-monkey/
4. https://www.britannica.com/animal/spider-monkey

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Here are a few videos:

1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v9zw-u8ithg

2 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yqzVI0CSKCU

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This is a spider monkey sitting on a branch. It is securing its tail to another branch nearby to make it doesn’t fall off. Spider monkeys earned their name from their appearance when using their tail to hang on a tree.

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Native people hunt down the primates for food. Deforestation today continues to eliminate the place they call home. The monkeys are usually agitated by human contact.

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What is being done to help keep the spider monkeys safe?

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By now, 20% of the population is left. About 80% of the population was eliminated in the last 49 years. The primates died due to hunting and human encroachment.

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Now we will discuss about how many of these spectular primates are left to live.

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This is a baby spider monkey. At this age, to travel, it secures itself around the mom.

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The monkeys live in tropical rain forests located in South America and Central South America. The branches make it easy for them to travel to places in a short amount of time. There is lots of rain every year and no dry season.

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Similar to us the spider monkeys a habitat, or in other words a place to call home.

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This is a spider monkey sipping water while hanging from a branch.

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The black spider monkeys are very social and travel in groups of 3-5 monkeys. There are sleeping parties with atleast 6 monkeys in each. There are smaller food hunting parties.

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Now we will learn about the behavior of a black spider monkey.

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A black spider monkey is an omnivore. This means that they eat meat & veggies. They have a really balanced diet. 90% of their diet consists of berries, small insects and fruit.

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Now we’ll learn about the diet of a black spider monkey.

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When born, spider monkeys are born with a vey dark face that lightens as they age. They do not travel until they are 2 months old. When they are old enough, the baby spider monkeys start hanging on to their moms to travel.

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First, I will tell about the early life of a black spider monkey.

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Hi, today I will teach you about the endangered species known as the black spider monkey.