An Essay On Spider Monkeys

Spider monkeys are found in the tropical lowland rainforests from Mexico to South America. Spider monkeys live mainly in the top of the tree canopy. They range from sea level to higher ground. Spider monkeys are also considered to be very intelligent compare to the gorillas. They are also called spider monkeys because they look like spiders when they are hanging by their tail, which is also considered a fifth hand. Their tail is sometimes longer than their body and is used for climbing and grasping things. When a spider monkey is on the lookout they use their tail as a support while standing on their two feet. With the research that I have found, spider monkeys seem to still be lingering around in various places on earth. Unfortunately, like in America, Mexico to South America are becoming bare due to all the bulldozers and transfer trucks taking away all of our trees. Spider monkeys rely much on tall trees, specifically in the rainforest. It seems that people enjoy or benefit off of spider monkeys. Spider monkeys high risk of extinction seem to come mainly from individuals who enjoy to eat them- because of spider monkeys again being large of size along with being very noisy, it seems this makes it extremely easy for hunters to find them. Spider monkeys are proven to have low production rates, along with them being someone …show more content…
It seems that these monkeys are intelligent because a female monkey will stop mating if there is a lack of food and will wait for a better time to become pregnant. Even if they are not any lack from food the female monkey will only give birth one time every two years. ( Alina Bradford, Live Science Contributor ,2014, p.1) It seems these monkeys are very human like, maybe even a bit smarter than humans who are known to have children even when there is a lack of supply in