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C. FUNCTIONS OF THE PREHENSILE TAIL . The tails of howler monkeys are
always in use . During rest and sleep , the tail functions to anchor the animals to
the branches of trees . After a young animal is about one month old it uses its tail
to ...
C. FUNCTIONS OF THE PREHENSILE TAIL . The tails of howler monkeys are
always in use . During rest and sleep , the tail functions to anchor the animals to
the branches of trees . After a young animal is about one month old it uses its tail
to ...
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The tail is always carried in a position ready for immediate action ( see plates 8 ,
B , and 12 , B ) . It would be impossible for an animal as large as a howler to feed
in the manner that it does without a long prehensile tail . . The tails of monkeys ...
The tail is always carried in a position ready for immediate action ( see plates 8 ,
B , and 12 , B ) . It would be impossible for an animal as large as a howler to feed
in the manner that it does without a long prehensile tail . . The tails of monkeys ...
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From these postures , the animal may change to one of lying down with its head
resting on its arms , hind feet dangling , and tail extended backward and coiled
around the limb on which it is lying ; or all four feet may be dropped as the animal
...
From these postures , the animal may change to one of lying down with its head
resting on its arms , hind feet dangling , and tail extended backward and coiled
around the limb on which it is lying ; or all four feet may be dropped as the animal
...
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Contents
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Territoriality and nomadism | 43 |
Organization of a howler population | 55 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling Monkeys 48. köide of Communal Societies in America Comparative Psychology Monographs, Vol 10, No 2, May 1934, Serial No 48 Comparative psychology monographs |
| Author | Clarence Ray Carpenter |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | AMS Press, 1985 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 25 mai 2011 |
| ISBN | 0404158544, 9780404158545 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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