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Description
Pantherapithecine are not the only family of monkey interested on eating fish ! On the other side of the world there is another fish-eating monkey family.
Red-faced spider monkey survived all the extinction and are still around, their descendants are a very diversified family of fisher monkeys, some hunts them under water, but this specie, Andateles scorpeus, prefer to stay dry, and developed a very useful spiky tail to catch fishes.

This very intelligent animal soak its tail into anthill, and then put it on the water, the fish are attracted by the smell of ants, and come close enough to be instantly harpoon by their tails.

Scientific name: Andateles scorpeus
lenght: 1m
Weight: 10kg (24 lbs)
Habitat: coastlines, river, lakes
Native region: South America
Evolved from: red-faced spider monkey
Lifespan: 10 years

Description
Pantherapithecine are not the only family of monkey interested on eating fish ! On the other side of the world there is another fish-eating monkey family.
Red-faced spider monkey survived all the extinction and are still around, their descendants are a very diversified family of fisher monkeys, some hunts them under water, but this specie, Andateles scorpeus, prefer to stay dry, and developed a very useful spiky tail to catch fishes.

This very intelligent animal soak its tail into anthill, and then put it on the water, the fish are attracted by the smell of ants, and come close enough to be instantly harpoon by their tails.

Scientific name: Andateles scorpeus
lenght: 1m
Weight: 10kg (24 lbs)
Habitat: coastlines, river, lakes
Native region: South America
Evolved from: red-faced spider monkey
Lifespan: 10 years