Talk:Howler monkey
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[edit] How loud?
How loud are howler monkeys? Most online sources call the Blue Whale the loudest animal at 188dB. However if you do all the rigmarole necessary to make a fair comparison between in-air and in-water noises, the BW comes in somewhere between 100-120dB. Perception to humans is also important - the Blue Whale sounds are so low in frequency, that they sound less loud to human ears. These howlers, though, really screech some. Pcb21| Pete 22:20, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
- That's a mighty fine question friend. I just tried Googling for the answer and went through about 15 pages of Google search results and can't find a smattering of data on just how loud the howlers are, except that only the Blue Whale is louder. - UtherSRG 23:57, May 15, 2005 (UTC)
Fin whales are almost as large and almost as loud as blue whales (I've seen them quoted at over 180dB themselves). So I'd be a little surprised if howler monkey, loud as it is, managed to slip in between the blue whale and the fin whale to take the number 2 spot. Rlendog 01:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- The howler monkey audio recording in external links doesn't begin to do justice to this animal's lungs. That recording must have been made at quite a distance. I was once woken in the jungle of Panama by a howler monkey. It sounded like King Kong was in the jungle. 152.16.59.190 (talk) 04:21, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] baby howler monkey
how do the howler monkies care for their young and what are the young called?
- This isn't the best place to get homework help. - DavidWBrooks 11:23, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Alouatta villosa
An earlier version of the article mentioned "Alouatta palliata, although some primatologists use A. villosa for historical precidence." Why was this removed? -- Infrogmation 01:37, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
