The species has a prehensile tail which grips on tight to branches, acting as a fifth limb and enabling the animal to forage while hanging on to a branch with its tail. Woolly monkeys weigh an average of 17 lb (7.7 kg), though males are substantially larger than females.
The temperature rises most days during January to over 60 Â°F (16 Â°C) in Orlando. The city averages 5 days this month when the thermometer reaches into the 80s Â°F (over 26 Â°C). Temperatures above 90 Â°F (32 Â°C) are not expected here this time of year.
Orlando averages 97 days a year when the thermometer reaches into the 90s Â°F (over 32 Â°C). The temperature climbs above 100 Â°F (38 Â°C) about once a decade. The thermometer dips to 40 Â°F (4 Â°C) or below on an average of 12 nights a year at Orlando.