SQUIRREL MONKEY

By Luis

Table of Contents

Food and Water

Daily BehaviorFamily Structure

Habitat Interesting facts

Habitat Brazil Colombia Rain forest Live along rivers and streams

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Food and Water Fruits Flowers Seeds Roots Small birds Bird eggs Insects vegetable

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Daily Behavior Sleep at night Baby monkeys cleanings to their mothers

belly Grooming Hoot , howl , and cluck to communicate Live in groups

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Family Structures Only live 15 years live in 3 groups Male group Female group Teen group

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Interesting Facts Twins or triplets at a time Flexible tails People kill monkeys for their fur People catch them and sell them as pets

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BibliographyMorris, Pat. Mammals. China: Grolier, 2003.McDaniel, Melissa. Monkeys. Tarrytown:

13enchmark books, 2004.

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