Monkeys of the Rainforests
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Monkeys of the Rainforests
SAKI MONKEY (male)
aka Flying Monkey
Habitat: rainforests Size: 3047cm body; 25-54cm tail; 1.5kg
Adaptation: sleep coiled on open
branches like a cat Diet: fruit,
nuts, seeds, mice, bats & squirrels
Predator(s): big cats & eagle
Extra: sexually dimorphic i.e., you
can tell their sex by their coloring
or markings
WOOLLY MONKEY
~ Kissing Greeter
Habitat: rainforests Size: 3858cm body; 56-69cm tail; 4.5-9kg
Adaptation: its thick coat help
keep the rain off Diet: mostly fruit
but also leaves & insects
Predator(s): man hunting them
for their meat
HOWLER MONKEY
~ Soundblaster
Habitat: rainforests Size: 5692cm head body; 59-92cm tail; 710kg Adaptation: its roar can be
heard at least 3 km away Diet:
leaves, fruit, flowers, maggots &
insects Predator(s): harpy eagle
SPIDER MONKEY
~ 5-limbs Spidey
Habitat: rainforests Size: 3566cm body; 51-89cm tail; ! 7kg
Adaptation: its tail acts like a fifth
limb which it uses to grasp
branches as it swings from tree to
tree Diet: fruit, nuts, seeds,
leaves, insects & eggs
Predator(s): ocelot, harpy eagle
& man
SQUIRREL MONKEY ~ Cutesy
Habitat: rainforests Size: ! 30cm
body; 0.9kg Adaptation: Diet:
fruit & insects, spiders & bird eggs
Predator(s): hawk & eagle
Extra: its tail is not prehensile
(i.e., for grasping) but for
balancing as it jumps through the
trees
SAKI MONKEY (female)
aka Flying Monkey
Habitat: rainforests Size: 3047cm body; 25-54cm tail; 1.5kg
Adaptation: sleep coiled on open
branches like a cat Diet: fruit,
nuts, seeds, mice, bats & squirrels
Predator(s): big cats & eagle
Extra: sexually dimorphic i.e., you
can tell their sex by their coloring
or markings
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