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Spider monkey

Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis

Description:

It is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey from Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. It has paler fur than the Mexican Spider Monkey.

Habitat:

Semi-evergreen tropical forest

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4 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Great spotting - and those long arms and tail spread out to hang on. Very cool.

Jonathan Guyot
Jonathan Guyot 12 years ago

Thank you Frank ! The mother with her ​​little jumping. It is wonderful !

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Gran salto!! buna foto...

Frank Weaver
Frank Weaver 12 years ago

Amazing pictures! What a great find.

Jonathan Guyot
Spotted by
Jonathan Guyot

Cancún, Mexico

Spotted on Mar 9, 2012
Submitted on Mar 12, 2012

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