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Howler monkey wake-up call

23 January 2008 147 views 3 Comments

Since sunrise and sunset don’t vary in time like the US, we got used to going to bed around 8-9pm and waking up around 5-6am. One night I was woken by the sound of rustling branches, and being utterly paranoid, I thought perhaps there were some opportunistic stoners looking for some free clothes or something. I was proven wrong at 4.30am when the howling started, and man – howler monkeys are LOUD. It’s more of a roar than a howl, and travels for up to 3 miles.

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  • Jennifer said:

    That’s AWESOME!!!! I’d love to hear it in real life.

  • Trish said:

    Jennifer,
    Hearing it in real life is better than any nature special you’ve ever heard/seen.

    I like your website, by the way. I think I’m going to try making Goop with the kids this week. Thanks for the ideas!

  • Arp (author) said:

    I loved the monkeys. When we first hatched the idea of going to Costa Rica, we imagined tropical jungles and monkeys. We’re fortunate that we saw the howlers so often in Cahuita. I could spend hours observing them, watching them eat or interact with each other. Sometimes they’d look back at me and I’d wonder what they were thinking.

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