Description
The yellow-tailed woolly monkey is the largest of Peru's endemic mammals; adults can measure up to 54 cm (21 in) (head/body), with tails even longer than the body, up to 63 cm (25 in). The hair of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey is long and thick, an adaptation to its cold montane forest habitat. Its colour is deep mahogany, with yellow on the underside of the rear surface of the tail and a whitish patch on the muzzle. The average weight is 5.7 kg (13 lb) for females and 8.3 kg (18 lb) for males. It has a powerful prehensile tail which is capable of supporting the animal's entire body weight while feeding or just hanging around; it also uses its tail to help locomote through the canopy.
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