Howler Monkey
The Howler is a type of large monkey that lives in the Amazon Rainforest. It makes a loud noise, it is called the Howler roar. The Howler monkeys roar can be heard from up to two miles away that's prey loud! The Howler roars hen it gets disturbed by other Howl when sleeping, eating, or another such as predators or pray.

The Howler Monkeys live in very large groups and also very small groups; did you know that some Howler Monkeys live in-groups up to 15 to 20 members? All the way up and down to 2 to 45 Howlers in a group. Could you imagine sleeping with 2 to 45 people, or living with 2 to 45 people?

The Howler Monkeys live in most tropical rainforest around the world, All the way from southern Mexico to the southern most east of Brazil. Thy live almost in any tree.

The Howler monkeys prefer to live life in the canopy and emergent level of the rainforest.

Howler monkeys are not that big at all they weigh from 12 pounds to 20 pounds, That would be 5.4 kilometers to 9 kilometers. And they grow from 2 feet that's two rulers long.

The Howlers fur is about four main colors brown, black, red, and orange. Howlers fur are good for the rainforest, because the camouflage that they have that helps them stand out with there habitat, because the Howler spends most of its time trees its fur blends in with the bark of the trees and and the moss that grows on the Howler is a green blends them with the tree.

The Howler Monkey moves very slowly. Did you know that the Howler Monkey can take a whole hour to get from one tree to another? The Howler monkey feeds as they go throughout the trees. The Howler monkey can jump for its prey fast If they half to though.

The Howler monkey eats lots of berries, such as some of the berries on the trees. They also eat fish and grass. The Howler monkey uses its hand a lot, for reaching or grasping out for the food instead of going to go from one part of the tree to another.

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