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The howler monkey group contains 15 different species of howler monkeys, all of which are native to the forests of Central and South America.Howler monkeys live within groups of five to fifteen individuals with usually about three males and the rest all females.ow Many: Non Threatened Howler monkeys are on the largest new world primates and are recognized as the loudest land animal in the world. Theyâve earned both this reputation and this name from the unique enlarged hyoid bone in the throats of howler monkeys, that are the keys to their characteristic âhowlingâ.
Volunteering with Howler Monkeys. The Black Howler monkey (Alouatta caraya), is the largest and loudest New World monkey (i.e. native to South and Central America), and itâs the loudest land animal. Its call and especially a groupâs communal howling (a group roar) can be heard up to three miles (4.8km) away!he Argentina Monkey Project is the first place in Argentina where the Black Howler monkeys have been bred successfully outside their native habitat. Throughout the world this species is considered difficult to maintain in captivity â generally they do not survive and/or reproduce in zoos.