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.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 9 species of spider monkey, which can be found in rain forests from southern Mexico through Brazil. The IUCN lists 3 spider-monkey species as Critically Endangered; 5 species of spider monkey are listed as Endangered, and 1 species is Vulnerable.