Mother's Love
A day at the Toronto Zoo - Picture 5
see other snaps in this set - www.flickr.com/photos/12466980@N05/sets/72157603208024598/
"Spider Monkey with Baby"
From WIki..
A mother spider will carry a new born infant monkey around her belly for no more than the first month. After this the young monkey travels on the lower back of the mother. The young monkey wraps its tail around its mother’s and grabs on tightly to its mother's midsection.
Mother spider monkeys are very protective of their young and are generally good mothers. They have been seen grabbing their young and putting them on their backs for protection as well as to help them navigate from tree to tree. They also aid in the crossing from tree to tree by pulling branches closer together to allow easier crossing of their more independent young. Mothers will also groom their young on occasion. For the first six to ten months of a young spider monkey’s life it relies completely on its mother
Mother's Love
A day at the Toronto Zoo - Picture 5
see other snaps in this set - www.flickr.com/photos/12466980@N05/sets/72157603208024598/
"Spider Monkey with Baby"
From WIki..
A mother spider will carry a new born infant monkey around her belly for no more than the first month. After this the young monkey travels on the lower back of the mother. The young monkey wraps its tail around its mother’s and grabs on tightly to its mother's midsection.
Mother spider monkeys are very protective of their young and are generally good mothers. They have been seen grabbing their young and putting them on their backs for protection as well as to help them navigate from tree to tree. They also aid in the crossing from tree to tree by pulling branches closer together to allow easier crossing of their more independent young. Mothers will also groom their young on occasion. For the first six to ten months of a young spider monkey’s life it relies completely on its mother