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What can a spider monkey be fed?

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Spider monkeys also eat young leaves, flowers, aerial roots, sometimes bark and decaying wood, as well as honey. A very small part of the diet consists of insects, insect larvae and birds eggs. When feeding, they may hang by their tails and reach out for food with their hands. read more

Spider monkeys are frugivores preferring a diet of 90% fruit and seeds, feeding on the mature soft parts of a wide variety of fruits in which the seeds are swallowed along with the fruit. Spider monkeys also eat young leaves, flowers, aerial roots, sometimes bark and decaying wood, as well as honey. read more

Spider monkeys live in the upper layers of the rainforest, and forage in the high canopy, from 25 to 30 m (82 to 98 ft). They primarily eat fruits, but will also occasionally consume leaves, flowers, and insects. read more

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