Trinidad an Tobago The Red Howling Monkies
Red Howler Monkeys Alouatta seniculus, are widely distributed in Trinidad but are most abundant in the forest of the south east the island. They are a highly social species and can be regularly seen in their family groups feeding or grooming in the canopy of the forests surrounding Nariva swamp. Typically a troop will consist of a dominant male and about eight females or infants but troops with more than one adult male occur. At daybreak, and often before approaching rains, the troop reinforces its territory with a powerful rendition of guttural grunts and howls. Howler monkeys feed during the cool periods of the day on leaves and fruit and siesta during the hot periods
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