What is a spider monkey?

Spider monkeys are New World monkeys belonging to the genus Ateles, part of the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. read more

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Spider monkeys can let go with their arms and hang by their tail as they play and wrestle with each other high up in the tropical forest canopy. Baby spider monkeys also wrap their tiny tail around their mother's tail for security as they ride around on her back. read more

Ancestors of the Spider Monkey fall into the Pleistocene group of species. Fossil remains dating millions of years ago show that they were once in Cuba and Spain. It is possible that Native brought these Monkeys when they came to the new world. By doing so these Monkeys had to adapt to a new environment. read more