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Meeting the Bolivian Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta sara

Statut de Conservation (Liste Rouge de l'UICN): Quasi menacée (NT)

Its roar rolls through the canopy at dawn — low, echoing, and impossible to ignore. Red howlers live high in the trees, feeding mostly on leaves. Their pace is slow, their movements careful, their world measured in branches and breeze.

Their thick, rust-colored fur blends into the early light. A prehensile tail supports them as they climb and rest. Groups are small and quiet — except when calling. The male’s throat is built for sound, and when it speaks, the forest listens.

Not seen often, but always heard — a deep voice in the green stillness.

Red howler
Manu National Park, Peru

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