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Gideon T. 10-16-13 Spider monkey 10 fake facts

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Spider monkey fast facts Type: mammal Diet: omnivore Average life span in the wild: 22-25 Size: 14-26 inches Weight: 20 pounds Group name: troop <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Scientific name: Ateles

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Spider Monkey Tails <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;"> Spider monkeys are amazing animals. The most incredible part about them is that they use their tails as a fifth leg and hand at the same time. That is how spider monkeys got their names. They use their tail so well and wisely it is like a fifth leg and since a spider has multiple legs, spider monkeys got that name. Spider monkey's tails are long and extremely strong. They have the strongest tail of any monkey. Spider monkey's tails on average are about 35 inches long.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 23px;"> Food and Colors <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Even though spider monkey's diet consists of mostly fruit, nuts, and seeds, they are omnivores because they because they also eat insects, bird eggs, and other things. When food is scarce, spider monkeys will eat insects, <range type="comment" id="462416530_6">bark and honey.</range id="462416530_6"> Spider monkeys will eat sloppily because they eat fruit whole, seeds and all. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Spider monkeys can be many different colors like brown, red, black, and golden. Some spider monkeys even have white chin hairs and flesh-colored rings around their eyes.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;"> Thumbs and Communication <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;"> Spider monkeys, unlike other monkeys, do not have thumbs. They have four curved fingers they use to swing across trees. Spider monkeys communicate by barks, screeches, and howls, somewhat like a howler monkey. When a spider monkey sees a human or a predator, it will bark. This is to inform the other spider monkeys there is trouble coming.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">Species and Trees <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Spider monkeys chose special trees to sleep in every night. They sometimes can be up to 75 to 100 feet up in trees. However, they prefer to be on the ground when they are awake. There are many <range type="comment" id="462416530_7">species of spider monkeys</range id="462416530_7"> and <range type="comment" id="462416530_5">black-headed spider monkeys are the smallest species of spider monkeys.</range id="462416530_5"> There are seven species of spider monkeys. Two are threatened, three and endangered and two are critically endangered.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;"><range type="comment" id="462416530_3">Females are smaller than males</range id="462416530_3"> and their are usually more males in troops than females,
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Average lifetime in captivity is about 35 years
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;"><range type="comment" id="462416530_4">Male spider monkeys lead the troop during hunting and moving to different locations</range id="462416530_4">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">They hug each other as a greeting gesture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">They can be like other monkeys at times
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;"><range type="comment" id="461751836_2">They use their hands and feet to balance when walking</range id="461751836_2">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Spider monkeys heads are small
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Spider monkeys give birth on average every 3 to 4 years
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;"><range type="comment" id="461751836_1">They stay in groups of 5 to 20 spider monkeys</range id="461751836_1">