MONKEYS

by Sam

 

WHERE IT LIVES:

The De Brazza's monkey lives in the trees.

WHAT IT EATS:

The De Brazza's monkey comes down from the trees to eat only. It will sneak into farms to eat. It has a small territory to look for food.The Spider monkey can hang from its tail and still have two hands for eating. It mostly eats fruit but also flowers, insects, mushrooms, leaves, bamboo shoots, berries, and lizards.

PREDATORS

The great horn owl eats owl monkeys.

BEHAVIoR:

Many monkeys scream louder than the loudest opera singer. The mother spider monkey helps their young get through a gap between two trees. The female owl monkey hoots like an owl. The proboscis monkey can dive in water annd swim away from danger. When a monkey is a little bit older than a baby it rides on its mother's(or even father's) back.

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