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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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Here, pink river dolphins leap through blackwater tributaries, howler monkeys roar from the canopy, and giant water lilies unfurl like floating dinner plates beneath the jungle’s cathedral-like trees.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The island’s dense tropical forests, coastal cliffs, and wildlife (howler monkeys, deer, iguanas) add to its cinematic potential.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 July 2025
Surfers can surf several types of breaks within close proximity, while animal lovers can look for howler monkeys and nesting sea turtles or ride a horse along the two-mile-plus beach.
—AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Researchers reviewing camera trap footage from a remote island off Panama found that a group of adolescent capuchin monkeys were routinely kidnapping baby howler monkeys and carrying them around like accessories.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The island’s dense tropical forests, coastal cliffs, and wildlife (howler monkeys, deer, iguanas) add to its cinematic potential.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 July 2025
Surfers can surf several types of breaks within close proximity, while animal lovers can look for howler monkeys and nesting sea turtles or ride a horse along the two-mile-plus beach.
—AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Researchers reviewing camera trap footage from a remote island off Panama found that a group of adolescent capuchin monkeys were routinely kidnapping baby howler monkeys and carrying them around like accessories.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
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“Howler monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howler%20monkey. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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