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Spider Monkey hanging by its tail Sorry for the poor quality, but this is a spider monkey in Costa Rica. They are unbelievably fast and agile, like a five-legged spider speeding through the tree tops. Ateles geoffroyi,Costa Rica,Geoffroys spider monkey,Monkeys,Spider Monkey Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spider Monkey hanging by its tail

Sorry for the poor quality, but this is a spider monkey in Costa Rica. They are unbelievably fast and agile, like a five-legged spider speeding through the tree tops.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    This video shows their powerful tail in action:
     Posted 14 years ago
  2. View Bas van Gestel's profile
    Bas van Gestel
    Bullet Ant
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    Like the vid. Must be great fun hanging by your tail and swaying like that. Posted 14 years ago

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The Geoffroys spider monkey

Geoffroy's spider monkey, "Ateles geoffroyi", also known as black-handed spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia.

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Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jun 15, 2011. Captured Jul 8, 2007 06:50.
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  • DSLR-A100
  • ISO400
  • 300mm