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Female Black Howler Monkey in a Piuva Tree on the Paraguay River. We saw them eating blossoms of this pink trumpet tree.

The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America. The adult males have entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden coloring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The black howler is classified as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.

Black howlers are recognized for their 'howl', a powerful vocalization that can be heard over a mile away, mostly around dawn, but never heard them. Howling is used to define their territory.

Males weigh from 13-17 lbs. (6 to 7.7 kg) and females weigh about 10 lbs. (4.5 kg). They are 12-30" (30-75cm) in height, and their prehensile tail is 16-31" long (40-80cm) making them versatile climbers and allowing them to stay comfortably in the canopy of trees, sometimes hanging only by their tails. They are mostly arboreal, rarely coming down to the ground.

The Pink Trumpet Tree (Ipê or piúva) comes from the same family as the Jacaranda family. The colors of flowers on Ipê Trees can be white, light pink, yellow, lavender, purple, or red. The inner bark of some of the species has medicinal properties and is made into a bitter brown tea is known as Lapacho or “tahibo” by indigenous peoples of South America.

Male Black Howler Monkey in a Piuva Tree on the Paraguay River.
The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America. The adult males have entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden coloring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The black howler is classified as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.

Black howlers are recognized for their 'howl', a powerful vocalization that can be heard over a mile away, mostly around dawn, but never heard them. Howling is used to define their territory.

Males weigh from 13-17 lbs. (6 to 7.7 kg) and females weigh about 10 lbs. (4.5 kg). They are 12-30" (30-75cm) in height, and their prehensile tail is 16-31" long (40-80cm) making them versatile climbers and allowing them to stay comfortably in the canopy of trees, sometimes hanging only by their tails. They are mostly arboreal, rarely coming down to the ground.

Female Black Howler Monkey with her baby in a Piuva Tree on the Paraguay River. We saw them eating blossoms too.

The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America. The adult males have entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden coloring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The black howler is classified as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.

Black howlers are recognized for their 'howl', a powerful vocalization that can be heard over a mile away, mostly around dawn, but never heard them. Howling is used to define their territory.

Males weigh from 13-17 lbs. (6 to 7.7 kg) and females weigh about 10 lbs. (4.5 kg). They are 12-30" (30-75cm) in height, and their prehensile tail is 16-31" long (40-80cm) making them versatile climbers and allowing them to stay comfortably in the canopy of trees, sometimes hanging only by their tails. They are mostly arboreal, rarely coming down to the ground.

Female Black Howler Monkey in a Piuva Tree on the Paraguay River. We saw them eating the blossoms of this pink trumpet tree.

The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America. The adult males have entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden coloring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The black howler is classified as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.

Black howlers are recognized for their 'howl', a powerful vocalization that can be heard over a mile away, mostly around dawn, but never heard them. Howling is used to define their territory.

Males weigh from 13-17 lbs. (6 to 7.7 kg) and females weigh about 10 lbs. (4.5 kg). They are 12-30" (30-75cm) in height, and their prehensile tail is 16-31" long (40-80cm) making them versatile climbers and allowing them to stay comfortably in the canopy of trees, sometimes hanging only by their tails. They are mostly arboreal, rarely coming down to the ground.

Baby Black Howler Monkey in a Piuva Tree on the Paraguay River. We saw them eating blossoms of this pink trumpet tree.

The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America. The adult males have entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden coloring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The black howler is classified as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.

Black howlers are recognized for their 'howl', a powerful vocalization that can be heard over a mile away, mostly around dawn, but never heard them. Howling is used to define their territory.

Males weigh from 13-17 lbs. (6 to 7.7 kg) and females weigh about 10 lbs. (4.5 kg). They are 12-30" (30-75cm) in height, and their prehensile tail is 16-31" long (40-80cm) making them versatile climbers and allowing them to stay comfortably in the canopy of trees, sometimes hanging only by their tails. They are mostly arboreal, rarely coming down to the ground.