She lives with her slightly younger mate, Bonzo, in the Zoo s South American region. The two monkeys are a very popular pair with visitors, especially Bonzo s energetic and acrobatic antics. Sandy is often much quieter, but has been known to vocally greet keepers and some visitors.
Spider monkeys use specific routes as they travel through the trees.
These routes remain constant. During the time of the year when fruit is particularly abundant, they decrease their daily travel length from 3 miles to around 765 yards. Spider monkeys travel by swinging through the trees using their prehensile tails as a fifth limb. These monkeys depend highly on their keen binocular vision. Spider monkeys live high in the trees of the rain forest and only rarely descend to the jungle floor.