#ateles paniscus

[mirtadraws]

some monkeys doodled from photo refs

[cool-critters]

Red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)

The red-faced spider monkey is a species of spider monkey found in the rain forests in northern South America.The species faces issues with hunting and habitat loss, so is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Redlist. The red-faced spider monkey exhibits a fission-fusion society, associating with large groups of up to 30 individuals during the night, but choosing to spend the days travelling, foraging, and resting in much smaller groups. At dusk, they recongregate using a greeting call to communicate. At night, they often sleep in large groups called bands. Bands typically consist of several females, with their respective young, along with a few males for protection. The red-faced spider monkey feeds on a variety of foods and would be considered an omnivore. It will eat termites and grubs, but also feeds on supple leaves, flowers, berries and fruit.

photo credits: Victor Silvares, Hans Hillewaert, Kitty Terwolbeck

[matt-notman]

The Red-Faced Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus) (Guiana spider monkey or red-faced black spider monkey) at the Welsh Mountain Zoo.

This guy was awesome, he was climbing around randomly until i walked over. As soon as i did he came as close to  me as he could, posed for a picture, i thanked him, then he went back to his climbing.