Woolly monkey – Lagothrix

The woolly monckey is a monkey of South American.

Their coat is soft, woolly fleece. They are slow and dignified in their movements. Woolly monkeys have a prehensile tail like ateles and Capuchins. They can use it as a fifth hand.

In the wild, woolly monkeys eat fruits and leaves.

A female can have, every two years, a baby after a gestation of about 7 months. Births in captivity are rare.

Only 60 woolly monkeys live in European zoos.