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Geoffroy's Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

Description:

Photo take in a jungle path this is a group of spider monkeys they where not very happy whit my presence they star to throw branches and fruits to me. It was cloudy and under the trees i don´t have a chance to get a good photo.

Habitat:

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.

Notes:

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). considered this species to be endangered.

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Sachin!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Excellent series,

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Mar 9, 2012
Submitted on Mar 9, 2012

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