A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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... insects , and wild bee honey . The opinion was current that the animals might descend to the ground to rob corn fields , but Azara did not observe this action . He gives a creditable account of the general appearance of an adult male ...
... insects , and wild bee honey . The opinion was current that the animals might descend to the ground to rob corn fields , but Azara did not observe this action . He gives a creditable account of the general appearance of an adult male ...
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... insects . The story continues to the effect that if one is wounded , the rest of the group assembles around it and " clap their fingers into the wound . If then the blood flows in any quantity they keep it shut up , while others get ...
... insects . The story continues to the effect that if one is wounded , the rest of the group assembles around it and " clap their fingers into the wound . If then the blood flows in any quantity they keep it shut up , while others get ...
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... insects . In emergencies , the animals might eat bark . They are reported to be strictly arboreal , for Rengger saw neither the animals nor their footprints on the ground . These howlers were observed by Rengger to live in families ...
... insects . In emergencies , the animals might eat bark . They are reported to be strictly arboreal , for Rengger saw neither the animals nor their footprints on the ground . These howlers were observed by Rengger to live in families ...
Contents
R CARPENTER | 9 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Field procedures and reactions of howlers to an observer | 21 |
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