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howler monkey
noun
: any of a genus (Alouatta) of South and Central American monkeys that have a long prehensile tail and enlargement of the hyoid bone and expansion of the larynx enabling them to make loud howling noises
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Since mid-May, environmentalists reported that 138 howler monkeys, known for their roaring vocal calls, had been found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco as temperatures climbed.
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Stefanie Eschenbacher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
The deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Mexico amid brutal heat may be the latest sign of the danger extreme temperatures pose to wildlife around the world.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Mexico is home to several kinds of howler monkeys, including mantled howlers (Alouatta palliata), Yucatán black howlers (Alouatta pigra) and Mexican howlers (Alouatta palliata mexicana).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
Share [Findings] Mantled howler monkeys howl for longer in the resource-rich interiors of forests than in areas impacted by human activity.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Malu wanted to see sloth bears, the national symbol, and howler monkeys.
—Shoba Narayan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2023
Over the last several decades, its practitioners have constructed bridges for bears, tunnels for turtles, rope webs that allow howler monkeys to swing over highways without descending to the forest floor.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
Zookeepers at the Phoenix Zoo were in mourning as Olivia, a beloved black howler monkey, passed away this week at 26 years old.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2023
The country is a haven for more than 500,000 species of animals, including scarlet macaws, howler monkeys, humpback whales, green iguanas, sea turtles, and sloths.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
Stefanie Eschenbacher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
The deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Mexico amid brutal heat may be the latest sign of the danger extreme temperatures pose to wildlife around the world.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Mexico is home to several kinds of howler monkeys, including mantled howlers (Alouatta palliata), Yucatán black howlers (Alouatta pigra) and Mexican howlers (Alouatta palliata mexicana).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
Share [Findings] Mantled howler monkeys howl for longer in the resource-rich interiors of forests than in areas impacted by human activity.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Malu wanted to see sloth bears, the national symbol, and howler monkeys.
—Shoba Narayan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2023
Over the last several decades, its practitioners have constructed bridges for bears, tunnels for turtles, rope webs that allow howler monkeys to swing over highways without descending to the forest floor.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
Zookeepers at the Phoenix Zoo were in mourning as Olivia, a beloved black howler monkey, passed away this week at 26 years old.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2023
The country is a haven for more than 500,000 species of animals, including scarlet macaws, howler monkeys, humpback whales, green iguanas, sea turtles, and sloths.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
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