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Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis
Photo take in a jungle path this lonely guy just taking a brake on a branch.It is one of the largest New World monkeys, often weighing as much as 9 kg . Its arms are significantly longer than its legs, and its prehensile tail can support the entire weight of the monkey and is used as an extra limb. Its hands have only a vestigial thumb, but long, strong, hook-like fingers. These adaptations allow the monkey to move by swinging by its arms beneath the tree branches. Wikipedia.
Find in subtropical and tropical environments. This species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia. Its diet consists primarily of ripe fruit and it requires large tracts of forest to survive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffroy...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). considered this species to be endangered.
Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 26, 2012
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