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Black spider monkey

Black Spider Monkey
Ateles paniscus Black Spider Monkey image
Makushi name: Kuwaata 
Size: body=50 cm; tail=75 cm; weight=10 kg 
Description: Largest monkey in Guyana. Like all spider monkeys, it has a small head, long limbs and a very long, prehensile tail which is used as a fifth, grasping appendage. Entire body blackish with relatively long hair; face pinkish and naked. When seen sitting in a tree, this spider monkey has a distinctly ape-like appearance. 
Activity: Diurnal, arboreal. Usually seen in the canopy or subcanopy, although sometimes rests lower down in trees. 
Habits: Social, usually seen in groups of 2 to 5 individuals (although the total troop is often larger). Feeds on fruits, flowers and leaves. Calls include low grunts and barks, plaintive whistles, and loud screams. Travels noisily through the trees, often stopping to investigate and threaten observers by vigorously shaking branches, stomping, calling, and dropping small to large branches near them. 
Habitat: Primary or secondary forest. 
Status: Locally common in Iwokrama. Listed on CITES Appendix II. 
Distribution in Iwokrama

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