Kelly Elementary School Gets a Lesson on Spider Monkeys
The rainforests are filled with wonderful creatures but today’s presentation at Kelly Elementary School was all about monkeys. The Spider Monkey to be specific. The students were excited to learn all about their habits in the rainforest. Here are some of the questions and answers that made this presentation very memorable on our tour.
Are spider monkeys predators? No they are not. What are the largest monkeys in central and south America? The howler and the spider monkeys are the largest.
A little girl stumped Tom with this question? At what age can female spider monkeys have babies? Female spider monkeys are 4-5 years old when they reach maturity.
The students hands were up and the questions just continued…another great question—Do spider monkeys have a communication system? Yes they do they communicate through their barking and their calls to each other. Also their grooming of each other is part of their communication system and the hierachy of the troop. Usually a spider monkey is groomed by a monkey that is lower in the social hierachy. What are spider monkeys predators? The harpy eagle and the jaguar.
We had such a great time here at Kelly Elementary and the students were a very captive audience. We want to thank everyone for inviting us to talk about the rainforest and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
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