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Male Black Howler Monkey | Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary - The Crags, South Africa (IMG_8630.jpg)

Male Black Howler Monkey

Named for their vocalizations, black howlers may be heard most often around sunrise. This "dawn chorus" sounds much more like roaring than howling, and it announces the howlers' position as a means to avoiding conflict with other groups. The call can be heard up to 5 km away. These monkeys commonly sleep or rest up to 70% of the day, making it one of the least active monkeys in the New World. Their habitat is forest, especially semideciduous and gallery. Black howlers are folivorous, eating mostly leaves, and occasionally fruit, such as figs. They generally prefer walking and climbing to running or leaping.
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