A large howler monkey found in South American rainforests, known for its extremely loud roaring calls.
From Tupi and other indigenous Brazilian languages. The name is onomatopoetic in origin, mimicking the loud roaring sound these monkeys make in the forest.
Howler monkeys have the loudest call of any land animal relative to their body size—their roar can carry three miles through the jungle, so loud it feels like a much larger animal. The word itself echoes their signature sound.
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