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Spider monkey
Ateles

Ateles geoffroyi

Species: Ateles geoffroyi
Photo: Roy Fontaine

NEWS

Recent news links for Ateles

Spider Monkeys Invent Medicated Body Scratcher (Discovery News; July 31, 2009)
Wild spider monkeys control protein intake (UPI; May 26, 2009)
Feeding Behaviors In Monkeys And Humans Have Ancient, Shared Roots, Bolivian Rainforest Study Suggests (ScienceDaily; May 20, 2009)
Hug It Out, Monkey (ScienceNOW Daily News; February 21, 2007)
Dogs 'cheated' on famous intelligence test (Physorg.com; August 22, 2006)
Zoo director becomes spider monkey's mom (KVOA-TV, Tucson, Arizona; July 26, 2005)

CONSERVATION

Conservation News for Ateles

Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species (EurekAlert; October 27, 2009)
Monkeys Population Decreasing in Costa Rica (Prensa Latina; April 23, 2007)
Biologist works with rainforest communities to save endangered monkey (Innovations Report; October 23, 2006)

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