Spider Monkey Climbing a Rainforest Tree Coloring Page

The arm reaching up for that leafy twig identifies the species before anything else on the page does. Spider monkeys carry the longest limbs of any monkey in the Americas relative to body size, and this drawing stretches the forelimb far enough to show it.

Then there is the tail. It loops down and around in a wide curve covering a quarter of the sheet, and the underside is drawn with a row of small oval pads running its length. Those pads are real. The bare gripping surface works like a palm, and the animal can hang its entire weight from the tail alone while both hands stay free to feed.

Color the pads separately from the rest of the tail. A lighter tone along that strip makes the anatomy obvious, and it is the most interesting decision available on this page.

Fur across the back and haunch runs in short strokes with paper between them, so pencils build depth here where markers cannot. Leafy stems hang in from the side as plain outlines, and they should stay quiet.