Woolly Monkey Male Skull

Woolly Monkey Male Skull Replica measures 3.5 inches. Woolly Monkey Male Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium & jaw). Made in USA. Cast of original California Academy of Sciences specimen. Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

The Common Woolly Monkey or Lagothrix lagotricha, sometimes called Humboldt’s woolly monkey, is native to the rain forests of South America. This arboreal species forages high above the forest floor and rarely, if ever, descends. This species feeds mostly on fruit and leaves but occasionally supplements its diet with insects.

Woolly monkey or Lagothrix lagotricha are closely related to spider monkeys. They have a thick brown coat with dark gray appendages. The stomach area is black and heads are light brown. The fur color is the same for both males and females.

Variation in color exist among subspecies. A prehensile tail assists in climbing and fulfills many functions of an opposable thumb. Arm and legs are about equal in length. All species are large, weighing around 15 lbs.

Woolly monkey or Lagothrix lagotricha are found throughout the northern countries of South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru). They usually reside in high-elevation cloud forests, seasonally flooded rain forests.

Woolly monkey or Lagothrix lagotricha live in social groups ranging from 10 to 45 individuals. Foraging groups, however, tend to consist of two to six individuals which branch out from the main group, probably intended to reduce food competition between individuals.

Each group is governed and led by an alpha male. Shortly after the Woolly monkeys or Lagothrix lagotricha females reach maturity, they leave their natal groups to avoid any occurrence of inbreeding, while males tend to remain in their natal groups.

Play not only serves as a bonding process to rekindle relationships among individuals, but is also a way the species establishes a hierarchy or social pecking order, as well as passive food sharing, which is also considered a common routine in the species.

Woolly monkeys or Lagothrix lagotricha have an elaborate system of vocalization and olfactory, visual, and tactile communication.

Woolly Monkey Facts:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Atelidae
Subfamily: Atelinae
Genus: Lagothrix
Type species: Simia lagotricha
Conservation status: Endangered – An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct in the near future. Endangered as categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.

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