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they don’t look like a regular primate

they don’t look like a regular primate that has four limbs they have an

that has four limbs they have an

that has four limbs they have an additional limb that is their tail so

additional limb that is their tail so

additional limb that is their tail so they really look like spiders when you

they really look like spiders when you

they really look like spiders when you look at them in the canopy

spider monkeys are one of the largest

spider monkeys are one of the largest primates in the Americas they can weigh

primates in the Americas they can weigh

primates in the Americas they can weigh up to ten kilos and they are quite

up to ten kilos and they are quite

up to ten kilos and they are quite amazing because when you look at them

amazing because when you look at them

amazing because when you look at them and probably that’s why they get their

and probably that’s why they get their

and probably that’s why they get their name they look like spiders

prehensile tail is a tail that can be

prehensile tail is a tail that can be used to grab from any substrate it is

used to grab from any substrate it is

used to grab from any substrate it is like having an additional hand literally

like having an additional hand literally

like having an additional hand literally only that with a single finger in fact

only that with a single finger in fact

only that with a single finger in fact we have like a bearskin Pat on the under

we have like a bearskin Pat on the under

we have like a bearskin Pat on the under parts of the tail but it has a very very

parts of the tail but it has a very very

parts of the tail but it has a very very detailed precision in order to grab from

detailed precision in order to grab from

detailed precision in order to grab from any kind of substrate

spider monkeys start using their

spider monkeys start using their prehensile tails very early in fact

prehensile tails very early in fact

prehensile tails very early in fact after a couple weeks old baby spider

after a couple weeks old baby spider

after a couple weeks old baby spider monkeys will will start to ride under

monkeys will will start to ride under

monkeys will will start to ride under mom’s back

and it’s very interesting that the

and it’s very interesting that the Raptor tails around their mom sale and

Raptor tails around their mom sale and

Raptor tails around their mom sale and this is like a seatbelt like a security

this is like a seatbelt like a security

this is like a seatbelt like a security belt that they have for hanging tight to

belt that they have for hanging tight to

belt that they have for hanging tight to their mothers

I think prehensile tail is is a very

I think prehensile tail is is a very unique adaptation because monkeys that

unique adaptation because monkeys that

unique adaptation because monkeys that have a a prehensile tail are able to

have a a prehensile tail are able to

have a a prehensile tail are able to hang from their tail while they’re

hang from their tail while they’re

hang from their tail while they’re foraging and then free their hands in

foraging and then free their hands in

foraging and then free their hands in order to be more efficient they can also

order to be more efficient they can also

order to be more efficient they can also hang from their tails while wrestling

hang from their tails while wrestling

hang from their tails while wrestling and playing with other members of the

and playing with other members of the

and playing with other members of the group but especially when they’re moving

group but especially when they’re moving

group but especially when they’re moving along deck or across the canopy they’re

along deck or across the canopy they’re

along deck or across the canopy they’re able to secure themselves while jumping

able to secure themselves while jumping

able to secure themselves while jumping from one tree to another so it’s a it’s

from one tree to another so it’s a it’s

from one tree to another so it’s a it’s an additional security for them

an additional security for them

an additional security for them especially being large bodied primates

especially being large bodied primates

especially being large bodied primates that may thirty to five to fifty metres

that may thirty to five to fifty metres

that may thirty to five to fifty metres above the ground