Download Black Howler Monkey Howling Pictures. They can grow to be 22 to 36 inches tall when standing. The prehensile tail is very strong and acts as a fifth limb, allowing the monkeys greater versatility when climbing and allowing them greater safety in the occasional fall from a high branch.

Black howler monkey howling Photograph by Martin Schneiter
Black howler monkey howling Photograph by Martin Schneiter from images.fineartamerica.com
Howler monkeys are also sometimes kept as pets. Wild male howler monkey sitting on branch of mango tree and looking directly at camera in rainforest of chiapas, mexico. Black howler monkey (alouatta caraya) female howling, pantanal np, mato grosso, brazil.

Black howler monkeys generally prefer walking and climbing to running or leaping.

Howler monkeys howling and swinging in costa rica rainforest. Endangered black howler monkeys at aces. Black howler monkeys are diurnal. Howler monkey species vary in colour, and can either be black or various shades of brown and orange.