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Variegated Spider Monkey(Brown) (Ateles hybridus brunneus) Save the Variegated Spider Monkey!!!

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They have exceptionally long spindly limbs. Can be a light brown to a deep Mahogany color. Their tail acts as a fifth limb. Spider monkeys also possess narrow and thumbless, hook-like hands, with fingers that are elongate and curved. They form loose groups of 15-25 monkeys. During the day, they break up into sub-groups of 2 to 8. Females rather than the males, disperse at puberty. They eat 90% of nuts and fruits. They can live for long times just on one or two fruits. They reproduce single offspring every 3-4years. The Males are not involved in the raising of the young.

The brown spider monkey is located in Northern Colombia and North-Western Venezuela.

The habitat is primarily a rainforest, riverine, marsh, and semi-deciduous forests. It prefers old, tall trees where it confines itself to the upper canopy.

2003 9-14 monkeys/km2

Habitat loss and people hunting.

They are putting them into protective areas just for the monkey.

The Act:
 * authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened;
 * prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species;
 * provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed species, using land and water conservation funds;
 * authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements and grants-in-aid to States that establish and maintain active and adequate programs for endangered and threatened wildlife and plants;
 * authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act or regulations; and
 * authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing information leading to arrest and conviction for any violation of the Act or any regulation issued thereunder.