My project animal is on the black-handed spider monkey. He can be found in the South American part of Tropic World at the Brookfield Zoo. He moves like a spider from tree to tree and is absolutely fascinating to look at. The black-handed spider monkey has long, lanky arms and a gripping prehensile tail that allows them to move gracefully from branch to branch. There fingers are curved like a hook. The coat color is a light pale yellow-brown to reddish brown or black depending on the subspecies. There
Monkeys are haplorhine primates, a group generally possessing tails and consisting of about 260 known living species. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Most species are also active during the day (diurnal). Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent, particularly Old World monkeys. There are two major types of monkey: New World monkeys (platyrrhines) from South and Central America and Old World