howler monkey
Booming jungle ape
A howler monkey is a large Central and South American monkey known for its extraordinarily loud vocalizations, which can carry for miles through the forest.
The males have enlarged throat structures that amplify their roaring calls, used to mark territory and communicate with other troops.
We could hear the howler monkeys before dawn.
Tail adapted for gripping
- simianOf primates with tails
- troopMobile group, organized
- socialConcerning community life
- leaf-eaterAnimal consuming plant foliage
diurnal · slow-moving · bearded · capuchin · marmoset · tamarin
Loud, deep animal cry
- bellowLoud, deep cry
- callContact by phone
- dawn chorusBirds' collective sunrise singing
- territorialDefensive about owned space
resonant · boom · chorus · echo · larynx · hyoid bone · decibel · audible
Overhead protective covering
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- treetopUppermost branches
- branchesLimbs of trees
forest · Amazon · Central America · South America · arboreal · foliage · liana · tropical
Covered as with cloak
- red-handedCaught mid-crime
- blackDarkest possible hue
- VenezuelanFrom northern South America
- GuatemalanOf a Central American nation
Colombian · Bolivian · Ecuadorian · brown · Mexican · Yucatan
prehensile tail
Tail adapted for gripping
leaf-eater · diurnal · slow-moving · bearded · capuchin · marmoset · tamarin
roar
Loud, deep animal cry
- bellowLoud, deep cry
- callContact by phone
- dawn chorusBirds' collective sunrise singing
territorial · resonant · boom · chorus · echo · larynx · hyoid bone · decibel · audible · morning call
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- treetopUppermost branches
branches · forest · Amazon · Central America · South America · arboreal · foliage · liana · tropical · evergreen
mantled
Covered as with cloak
- red-handedCaught mid-crime
- blackDarkest possible hue
- VenezuelanFrom northern South America
Guatemalan · Colombian · Bolivian · Ecuadorian · brown · Mexican · Yucatan
- New World Monkeyscapuchin, marmoset, tamarin, saki
- howler monkeys
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- Noisy Thingsalarm, sirens, jackhammer, car alarm, chainsaw
- rainforestrainforest, jungle, tropical, tropics, canopy
- rainforeststropical rainforest, canopy layer, forest floor, emergent layer, understory
howler monkeyOld World monkey
Primate with downward-facing nostrils
baboon · mandrill · macaque · langur · chimpanzee
howl, monkey, monk, howling, howler, monkeys, howled, howlers, yowler