spider monkey: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ateles

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Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi).

black spider monkey

Variegated spider monkey

Line drawings of seven anthropoid primates-pale-headed saki, drill, tamarin, sooty mangabey, gorilla, siamang gibbon, and spider monkey-each labeled with their common and scientific names, illustrating differences in body shape and posture.

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