1. Squirrel Monkeys By Tyree

2. Table of Contents

3. Habitat

• Live in brazil, Peru, Colombia, near water, and near streams

• They are arboreal

4. Food and Water

• Drink water from Rainforest

• Move fast in order to catch their food

• Eat fruit, insects, birds eggs, and young birds

• Babies drink mothers milk

• Water from leaves, flower seeds shoots roots

5. Daily Behavior

• Sleep during the night

• Eat during the day

• Monkeys play together in a group

• Live together in a group for protection and friends, 10 or 50 monkeys in a group

• Climb around to find food

• Baby monkeys cling to there mothers belly tell month old

• Grooming 3-4 hours a day, grooming means clinging the fur and insects

• Hoot, howl, and cluck to communicate

6. Family Structures

• Stays with mom for three to four years

• Live in three kinds of groups, male group, female group, mother baby group, and a teenager group

• Females are in charge

• Males only come around females when its time to mate

7. Interesting Facts

• Twins or triplets at a time

• Monkeys are in danger of dying

• People cut forest were they live

• People kill monkeys for their fur

• People catch monkeys and sell them

• Live in troops

• Have flexible tails, and long tails

• Dont have a thumb

8. Bibliography

• McDaniel, Melissa. Monkeys. Tarrytown, Benchmark, 2004.

• Morris, Pat. Mammals. China: Grolier, 2003.

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