Squirrel Squirrel MonkeysMonkeysBy: Riley Parker

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Where does it live

Central and South America

• The squirrel monkeys lives in the tropical forests. Their range is from Costa Rica through central Brazil and Bolivia.

• Their habitat is humid, rainfall is about 250 centimeters per year. It gets a lot of rain because it is very wet and hot.

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Physical Adaptations

• Fur- Squirrel Monkeys have short and close fur. It is olive at the back and yellowish orange on its limbs and belly.

• Tail- There tail is longer than their bodies. They use it to balance on the trees.

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Behavioral Adaptations

• Groups- They live in groups with up to 500 monkeys.

• Vocal Calls- Squirrel Monkeys have different vocal calls that mean different things. One is a warning sound to protect themselves from danger.

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Food Chain

FlowersInsects

FruitsLeaves Seeds

SUN

Squirrel Monkey

FalconsSnakes

Felids (Felines)Eagles

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Consumer

• The Squirrel Monkey is an omnivore. It eats plants and insects.

• The Squirrel Monkey is a primary consumer and a secondary consumer it depends on what it is eating.

• Its niche is being an omnivore.

• It is a predator and prey to other living things.

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Learned Behaviors

• All of the monkeys follow the dominant male and jump the exact same way and route.

• How to make their vocal calls

• Finding and killing their prey.

• Learning how to use their long tail to balance.

Inherited Behaviors

• Jumping far.

• Their color.

• Males have larger upper canine teeth.

• Having a long tail.

Interesting Facts

• Their tail is longer than their body.

• Their tail has a black tip at the end.

• Their tail often curls over their shoulders when they are resting.

• They have 36 teeth.

• They were the first primate to survive space flight.

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