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.
All spiders can be considered deadly to their prey, but from a human perspective, only a small number of species pose any consistent threat to life and limb. Two prime candidates for the most dangerously venomous spiders to people are the âBrazilian wandering spiderâ (Phoneutria spp.) and the âSydney funnelweb spiderâ (Atrax robustus). The âBrazilian wandering spider,â from Central and South America, can be very defensive when threatened. These spiders can get fairly large (4-5 inch leg span) and are sometimes encountered in the United States and Canada in fruit shipments, especially bananas.