Mexican Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)

Mexican black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra)
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Mexican black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra)
About Mexican Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Primates
- Family: Cebidae
The Yucatán black howler, or Guatemalan black howler, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America. It is found in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico, in and near the Yucatán Peninsula. It lives in evergreen, semideciduous and lowland rain forests. It is also known as the baboon in Belize, although it is not closely related to the baboons in Africa.
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2009-01-18
Lamanai Ruins River Trip, BelizeWe found a couple of troops near the Lamanai pyramids in a heated howling battle. -
2009-01-28
Tikal, Guatemala