Prehensile tail of a spider monkey


Landscape image of the prehensile tail or a spider monkey. Note the padding and lack of hair on the underside to give better grip when the monkey uses it as another 'hand' to hold onto a tree or branch. Image taken at Twycross zoo in Leicestershire, UK.


Size: 5476px × 3571px
Photo credit: © Rebecca Marsden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1, anatomy, animal, ateles, black, captive, captured, fur, grip, hair, limb, mammal, monkey, noon, paniscus