Death in the Jungle
While vacationing last summer in Costa Rica, my daughter and I took a nature walk behind our hotel. We came across this dead howler monkey. We are very fascinated by the life cycle. We had a lovely conversation on how the monkey met his demise.
The black howler is a species of howler monkey, a large New World monkey, from northeastern Argentina, eastern Bolivia, eastern and southern Brazil, and Paraguay. Together with the brown howler, it is the southernmost member of the "Alouatta" genus. Only the adult male is black; adult females and juveniles of both genders are overall whitish to yellowish-buff. However, variations occur even among the adult males; some have patches of reddish-brown or buff fur.
Similar species: Primates
By Caron Sweeney Dunbar
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Uploaded Jul 1, 2014. Captured Jun 25, 2013 20:08 in 505, Costa Rica.
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