What do howler monkeys sound like

Dietary Howler monkeys are herbivores. Habitat In the wild, these monkeys live at the top of trees in tropical rainforests or tropical dry forests across South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Conservation Whilst black howler monkeys are not officially threatened with extinction - they are classified as a species of Least Concern - as with many other species in South America their habitat is being steadily destroyed.

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Sign up to our newsletter to receive the latest zoo news. They also call to sound the alarm when danger threatens. There are about 14 species of howler monkeys, and the Venezuelan red howler of South America is one of the largest. Its throaty call can be heard from an incredible 1.

Howler monkeys are among the least active of all monkeys. They spend 80 percent of their day resting. The Venezuelan red howler monkey lives in groups that usually contain one male and three or four females. They react best to food enrichment when there are frozen bananas involved. They love hard-boiled eggs and avocado. In the wild, the howler monkey diet consists mostly of leaves and a small variety of fruits and nuts.

During the month of October the primate team at the Houston Zoo puts on a Howlerween fundraiser to help raise money for Wildtracks; an organization that cares for and rehabilitate orphaned, injured, and sick howler monkeys back into the wild.

The next time you are walking through our Wortham World of Primates make sure to say hello to our duo! You may hear them before you see them: Howler monkeys are thought to be not only the loudest primate on the planet, but possibly one of the loudest living land mammals in the world. Female black howler monkeys are brown.