Status: Classified as Endangered (EN A4c) on the IUCN Red List 2004 and listed under Appendix I of CITES. DescriptionThe Guatemalan black howler is one of the largest monkeys in the Americas and has a notably long, silky, dense coat of black fur with traces of brown on the shoulders, cheeks and back. A slight crest exists on the crown, and males over the age of four months have a conspicuous white scrotum. The arms and legs are long but stout, and the tail is prehensile, lacks hair on its underside, and is used like a fifth limb to grasp and suspend from branches while feeding. Howlers earn their common name from the remarkably loud, rasping calls or howls that are characteristic of the genus (Alouatta), and emitted most elaborately and loudly by adult males. These calls can be heard over several kilometres and serve a range of functions, including territorial advertisement, mate attraction and intimidation of rivals or enemies. Click for more information | Movies are coming soon ... click for more images
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