What is Woolly monkey?
{{Taxobox | name = Woolly monkeys | image = Brown Woolly Monkey 057.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = [[Brown woolly monkey]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Primate]]s | familia = [[Atelidae]] | genus = '''''Lagothrix''''' | genus_authority = [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy]], 1812}} '''Woolly monkeys''' are named for their thick woolly coats. They are [[New World monkeys]], and are found in forests along the [[Amazon River]], and in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]].<ref>{{cite book| last1 = Wilson| first1 = Don E.| last2 = Reeder| first2 = DeeAnn M.| title = Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference| year = 2005| publisher = JHU Press| isbn = 0-8018-8221-4| pages = 151–152 }}</ref> Unlike other monkeys, woolly monkeys are most likely to be found on the ground. They move much more slowly than other monkeys do, too. == Food and habits == Woolly monkeys eat [[fruit]], [[flower]]s, and [[leaves]]. They are quite tame, and they live in groups or bands of 10 to 30 monkeys. When frightened, woolly monkeys tend to swing through tree branches and hide. They are friendly and are often seen in the company of other kind of monkeys.<ref>Blue Planet, Level 5, by Dinorah Pous.</ref> When they walk on the ground, they stand straight up, and use their [[tail]]s for support. They are quite harmless creatures. == References == {{reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q1061113}} [[Category:New World monkeys]] [[Category:Mammals of South America]]