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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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Deeper in the jungle, a short hike will bring you to an area where howler monkeys thrive.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Take big swings like a howler monkey, and don’t be afraid of crashing into a tree like a howler monkey that is bad at judging distance.
—Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
That same dome of heat had been roasting Mexico since the beginning of May, breaking records and causing howler monkeys and birds to drop from trees after dying of heat stroke and dehydration.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 June 2024
Leatherback turtles nest on Playa Grande, while howler monkeys and crocodiles call Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge home.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Take big swings like a howler monkey, and don’t be afraid of crashing into a tree like a howler monkey that is bad at judging distance.
—Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
That same dome of heat had been roasting Mexico since the beginning of May, breaking records and causing howler monkeys and birds to drop from trees after dying of heat stroke and dehydration.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 June 2024
Leatherback turtles nest on Playa Grande, while howler monkeys and crocodiles call Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge home.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
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“Howler monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howler%20monkey. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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