*I do not own all rights to all of these videos Thank you to all who let me use footage of their spider monkeys. ❤️ I am asked pretty regularly why spider monkeys do not make good “pets” for the average person. So I hope this answers that question Spider monkeys require a ton of training, patience, time, and money. First and foremost… the illegal pet trade still exists. Spider monkeys are endangered species. In order to get a baby monkey the mother is killed. A mother in the wild would not just