Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)

by J.R. Atkins on September 15, 2009

in Primates

Black-handed spider monkey (click image to enlarge)

Black-handed spider monkey (click image to enlarge)


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These incredibly agile monkeys live throughout Central America. They’re very social, swinging through the treetops in groups of 20 or 30, munching on fruit, leaves, and flowers. They’re important distributors of fruit seeds, dispersing them through their digestive system. Unfortunately, the black-handed spider monkey is endangered due to habitat loss.

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