Spider Monkey
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.
Spider Monkey Facts for Kids
Presents general information about spider monkeys with a link to a video. [Contains ads.]
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Videos
Orphaned Spider Monkey (1:28)
A wildlife rescue center's newest resident, a baby spider monkey, gets special care. (YouTube)
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)
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Portal Texts
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
by Gerald McDermott
The Hatseller and the Monkeys
by Baba Wagué Diakité
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Research Books
Hang on Monkey! (National Geographic Readers)
by Susan B. Neuman
Monkeys (Amazing Animals)
by Valerie Bodden
Monkeys (National Geographic Readers)
by Anne Schreiber
Spider Monkeys (Monkey Business)
by Gillian Gosman
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E-books on GetEpic.com
Hang on Monkey! (National Geographic Readers)
by Susan B. Neuman
Spider Monkeys (Animal Safari)
by Megan Borgert-Spaniol
