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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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