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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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Additionally, howler monkey moms give birth only once every two years, on average.
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Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Video From January 2022 to July 2023, researchers documented 11 different howler monkey babies being carried by five young male capuchins.
—Elizabeth Landau, New York Times, 19 May 2025
These capuchins had gotten ahold of at least seven different howler monkey babies, and carried them for stretches of two to eight days.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
But after several years of monitoring the monkeys, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior researcher Zoë Goldsborough observed the new behavior from the group, spotting the first instance of a young male capuchin carrying around a baby howler monkey.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Video From January 2022 to July 2023, researchers documented 11 different howler monkey babies being carried by five young male capuchins.
—Elizabeth Landau, New York Times, 19 May 2025
These capuchins had gotten ahold of at least seven different howler monkey babies, and carried them for stretches of two to eight days.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
But after several years of monitoring the monkeys, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior researcher Zoë Goldsborough observed the new behavior from the group, spotting the first instance of a young male capuchin carrying around a baby howler monkey.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“Howler monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howler%20monkey. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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