spider monkey
noun
: any of a genus (Ateles) of New World monkeys with long slender limbs, the thumb absent or rudimentary, and a very long prehensile tail
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In August 2023, a person was arrested after Texas Border Patrol agents found seven spider monkeys hidden in a backpack.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
This incident marks the second spider monkey rescue for the Oakland Zoo this year.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife helped place the spider monkey at the Oakland Zoo.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 May 2025
In December, the Oakland Zoo took in another baby spider monkey confiscated by the California Highway Patrol during a traffic stop in Madera County.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
This incident marks the second spider monkey rescue for the Oakland Zoo this year.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife helped place the spider monkey at the Oakland Zoo.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 May 2025
In December, the Oakland Zoo took in another baby spider monkey confiscated by the California Highway Patrol during a traffic stop in Madera County.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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“Spider monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20monkey. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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