Black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus). This is the largest of the spider monkeys and has a prehensile tail, used as a fifth limb in travelling through

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Black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus). This is the largest of the spider monkeys and has a prehensile tail, used as a fifth limb in travelling through the canopy. Photographed in Suriname.

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Photo credit: © LOUISE MURRAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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