How did spider monkeys get their name? They are called spider monkeys because they can look like large spiders when moving through the forest canopy. | Nature | PBS

So cute! 😍 Meet Izumi, the smallest monkey in Melbourne Zoo. Izumi, a 16-month-old endangered black-handed spider monkey, was hand-raised by Zoos Victoria keepers and vets and has been introduced back to his family. “He really is a cheeky little monkey,” Melbourne Zoo keeper Tahlia Koe says. “He loves coming up to the keepers as much as he loves hanging out with the rest of his family, and he’s always so curious as to what is happening in his environment. He just wants to play all the time.” To

Spider monkey feeding behavior