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  2. Howler monkey - Wikipedia

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    Their noses are usually roundish snout-type, and the nostrils have many sensory hairs growing from the interior. They range in size from 56 to 92 cm (22 to 36 in), excluding their tails, which can be equally long; in fact in some cases the tail has been found to be almost five times the body length. [citation needed] This is a prime characteristic.

  3. Bolivian red howler - Wikipedia

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    Red howler monkeys have a muscular, prehensile tail that enables them to grasp branches or even swing from them. The males are about 20.6 -22.4 inches in height and weigh about 13-17 lbs. The females are a bit smaller at only about 18.4- 19.6 inches and 10-14 lbs.in weight. Their arms and legs are long. The howler hands are strong and dexterous.

  4. Mantled howler - Wikipedia

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    The mantled howler has not been observed using tools, and prior to 1997 no howler monkey was known to use tools. However, in 1997 a Venezuelan red howler (Alouatta seniculus) was reported to use a stick as a club to hit a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, (Choloepus didactylus), that was resting in its tree. [28]

  5. List of platyrrhines - Wikipedia

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    Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) Platyrrhini is a parvorder of primates. Members of this parvorder are called platyrrhines, or New World monkeys, and include marmosets, tamarins, and capuchin, squirrel, night, titi, saki, howler, spider, and woolly monkeys. Platyrrhini is one of three clades that form the suborder Haplorrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates. They are ...

  6. Yucatán black howler - Wikipedia

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    Yucatán black howler males are larger than those of any other Central American monkey species. On average, males weigh 11.4 kg (25 lb) and females weigh 6.4 kg (14 lb). [6] The body is between 521 and 639 mm (20.5 and 25.2 in) in length, excluding the tail. [7] The tail is between 590 and 690 mm (23 and 27 in) long.

  7. Red Howler Monkey Lives Up to Name With Bellowing Roar ... - AOL

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    A red howler monkey certainly lived up to the reputation of his species when he let out an ear-splitting roar at a Bolivian sanctuary.Footage shared by Gosia Zdziechowska to her Polish Dr Dolittle ...

  8. Colombian red howler - Wikipedia

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    The jawbone of the red howler monkey is large, especially the body of the mandible. The position of the foramen magnum is very posterior to make way for the expanded jaw and enlarged hyoid bone. Howler monkeys also have an inflated bulla, which is the bony encasement of the middle ear. This makes them an exception among other New World monkeys.

  9. It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead ...

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    Normally quite intimidating, howler monkeys are muscular and can be around 2 feet (60 centimeters) tall, with tails as long again. They are equipped with big jaws and a fearsome set of teeth and ...