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Black Howler Monkey
Howler monkeys live in the forests of central South America. Males have black fur while females and youngsters are more sandy in colour.
Black howler monkeyAlouatta caraya
Class:
Mammals
Order:
Primates
Family:
Atelidae
About the black howler monkey
They consume mostly leaves, and like to live in areas that have a high variety of different plant species.
Conservation
These primates are widely distributed, but it thought that their numbers are decreasing, due to threats of hunting and fragmentation of their natural habitat.