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Lahars move rapidly down valleys like rivers of concrete. If you are on the floor of a valley that leads from a volcano and become aware of an oncoming lahar, seek high ground. Lahar is an Indonesian term that describes a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano and typically enters a river valley.
In the rare occasions when woolly monkey leaves the trees and comes to the ground, it moves using only its legs (bipedal animal). Arms and tail are used for balancing. Woolly monkey is very fast and agile animal. It can move at the speed of 35 miles per hour. Woolly monkey is diurnal animal (active during the day). Woolly monkey rests during the night, hidden in dense treetops.