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Acanthopithecus Description About the size of a 10-year old child, Acanthopithecus amplector is the largest primate of Africa's tropical rainforests. Although most never reach sizes greater than 4 feet tall and 75 pounds, some males can reach 4 1/2 feet tall and 120 pounds. Its most noticeable feature are its gigantic eyes, which are actually bigger than those of a modern adult human. The nose and ears are also quite large for an animal of its size. Just behind its head is a mane of spiny hairs that can be raised when the acanthopithecine feels threatened. Both the arms and legs are about the same leg and end in flexible hands with claws. The body is mostly slim and musAcanthopithecus Description by ~Speculative-Zoology