My comments are based on written reports from other AZA members visits, as well as from the organizations web sites and promotional materials. DIFFERENCES Space: The elephant sanctuaries at Hohenwald, TN and San Andreas, CA can offer hundreds of acres of space through which elephants can roam.
Spider monkeys are the prey of big cats such as jaguars and ocelots, and of large birds of prey and large snakes such as the anaconda. They may also be eaten by crocodiles, and are hunted as food by native humans. Spider monkeys are the prey of big cats such as jaguars and ocelots, and of large birds of prey and large snakes such as the anaconda.
Spider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. The genus contains seven species, all of which are under threat; the black-headed spider monkey, and brown spider monkey are critically endangered.