Howler monkeys are named and known for the loud, guttural howls that they routinely use at the beginning and end of the day. They are the loudest animal in the New World and while their howl is not a piercing sound, it can travel for three miles through dense forest. Howlers grow to be about two to four feet tall and weigh from eight to twenty-two pounds. They have big necks and lower jaws, where their super-sized vocal cords are housed.
| April
1, 2006 I'm sorry I haven't written for such a long time. We had lots of work, problems etc, but now I'm finally finishing a semester and am taking one day just to come to the Internet and update some things. Right now I just wanted to send you some pictures of the latest arrivals — Argus and Junior. Argus is a Howler Monkey and Junior is a Capuchin. Two weeks ago we received the donations from Girls Down Under in Australia and now people in the village are making the fence posts for us; we already bought 100 posts and 10 rolls of barbed wire and nails to be able to begin. So next week we're going to start the work. I really want to apologize that I haven't written for so long — I'll have more time from next week on! |
Amazon Animal Orphanage
Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm
www.AmazonAnimalOrphanage.org
pilpintuwasi@hotmail.com
063-23-2665
Padre Cocha
Iquitos, Peru