Monkeys of the Rainforests
SAKI MONKEY (male)
  aka Flying Monkey

Habitat: rainforests Size: 30-47cm 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: 38-58cm 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: 56-92cm head body; 59-92cm tail; 7-10kg Adaptation: its roar can be heard at least 3 km away Diet: leaves, fruit, flowers, maggots & insects Predator(s): harpy eagle




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SPIDER MONKEY
  ~ 5-limbs Spidey

Habitat: rainforests Size: 35-66cm 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: 30-47cm 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