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Howlers tend to avoid scrub forest of low altitude . When a clan comes into a
region of scrub growth it usually reverses its course toward the dense , tall
primary forest which is the familiar habitat . The twenty - three groups of howlers
observed ...
Howlers tend to avoid scrub forest of low altitude . When a clan comes into a
region of scrub growth it usually reverses its course toward the dense , tall
primary forest which is the familiar habitat . The twenty - three groups of howlers
observed ...
Page 54
Conditions in the secondary or scrub forest , in relation to continuous food supply
, adequate support , protection from sun and possibly wind , are such as to cause
howlers to avoid this type of vegetation . On the other hand , conditions in the ...
Conditions in the secondary or scrub forest , in relation to continuous food supply
, adequate support , protection from sun and possibly wind , are such as to cause
howlers to avoid this type of vegetation . On the other hand , conditions in the ...
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Clans usually tend to avoid stimuli coming from another group , even before the
other animals are seen . I have noted one exception , however , which I shall give
here . If Group 2 approached the territory of Group 1 as far as the point between ...
Clans usually tend to avoid stimuli coming from another group , even before the
other animals are seen . I have noted one exception , however , which I shall give
here . If Group 2 approached the territory of Group 1 as far as the point between ...
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