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Page 32
Jumps over spaces of ten or twelve feet are sometimes made , but always with
extreme " caution . ” Young howlers which are independent during locomotion
make longer and more frequent jumps than do the large adult animals .
Jumps over spaces of ten or twelve feet are sometimes made , but always with
extreme " caution . ” Young howlers which are independent during locomotion
make longer and more frequent jumps than do the large adult animals .
Page 33
I discovered a small group of howlers which appeared to be just leaving the
ground ; they were in some bushes at that time about ten feet from a bank of the
stream . They seemed frustrated by my approach and I came unusually near
them .
I discovered a small group of howlers which appeared to be just leaving the
ground ; they were in some bushes at that time about ten feet from a bank of the
stream . They seemed frustrated by my approach and I came unusually near
them .
Page 73
An adult female in making a crossing about five feet wide between two trees ,
suspended herself from the terminals of two opposing branches , a and b . While
the female remained thus suspended for approximately one minute , a juvenile 3
...
An adult female in making a crossing about five feet wide between two trees ,
suspended herself from the terminals of two opposing branches , a and b . While
the female remained thus suspended for approximately one minute , a juvenile 3
...
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Contents
A FIELD STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL | 3 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
VI Territoriality and nomadism | 43 |
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