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.
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: Spider monkeys (of several species) live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America and occur as far north as Mexico. They have long, lanky arms and prehensile (gripping) tails that enable them to move gracefully from branch to branch and tree to tree.