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spider monkeys  

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  • Spider monkeys are members of the order Primates, formerly included in the family Cebidae but now placed in the family Atelidae. They belong to the genus Ateles, which includes four species. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Spider Monkeys]

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