Spider Monkey

Wild baby spider monkey © Proyecto Asis. CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Classification: Mammal

Groups can be encouraged to choose animals of different classes (reptiles, amphibians, mammals, etc.).

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  • Websites

    Spider Monkey

    Profile information about spider monkeys, including classification, habitat, endangered status, life span, diet, and more.

    National Geographic Kids

    Spider Monkey Facts for Kids

    Presents general information about spider monkeys with a link to a video. [Contains ads.]

    Kids Animals Facts

  • Videos

    Orphaned Spider Monkey (1:28)

    A wildlife rescue center's newest resident, a baby spider monkey, gets special care. (YouTube)

    Nature on PBS

    Orphaned Spider Monkey (1:28)

    Swing Through the Trees with Amazing Spider Monkeys (2:49)

    Narrated video of spider monkeys and how they move through trees. Includes links to multiple sites. (YouTube)

    National Geographic

    Swing Through the Trees with Amazing Spider Monkeys (2:49)

  • Portal Texts

    Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India

    by Gerald McDermott

    ISBN-13: 978-0544339187 (F&P level: N)

    The Hatseller and the Monkeys

    by Baba Wagué Diakité

    ISBN-13: 978-0590960694 (F&P level: P)

  • Research Books

    Hang on Monkey! (National Geographic Readers)

    by Susan B. Neuman

    ISBN-13: 978-1426317552 (F&P level: H)

    Monkeys (Amazing Animals)

    by Valerie Bodden

    ISBN-13: 978-0898127423

    Monkeys (National Geographic Readers)

    by Anne Schreiber

    ISBN-13: 978-1426311062 (F&P level: K)

    Spider Monkeys (Monkey Business)

    by Gillian Gosman

    ISBN-13: 978-1448851737

  • E-books on GetEpic.com

    Hang on Monkey! (National Geographic Readers)

    by Susan B. Neuman

    (F&P level: H)

    Spider Monkeys (Animal Safari)

    by Megan Borgert-Spaniol

    (F&P level: M)