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monkeys are often found in tropical rainforests in the Western Hemisphere
from Central Mexico to Central Bolivia. They eat fruits, seeds, and
other plants. Spider monkeys can hang by their tails and can pick
objects up with it by curling the tail around the object. Spider
monkeys often swing through the trees fast.
Different
species of spider monkeys have black, brown, gold, reddish, or tan fur.
Adults weigh 10 to 19 pounds and grow almost 2 feet tall. Spider
monkeys, unlike most primates, have 4 fingers and no thumb.
Spider
monkeys are one of the most threatened New World monkeys. They have
been hunted to extinction in the Amazon Basin. It's our job to save
them.
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