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The animals prefer dense primary forest and apparently do not cross water or
open country . One author reports that howler groups are adapted to specific
territory . Physical appearance . Howlers are described as being very large and "
ugly .
The animals prefer dense primary forest and apparently do not cross water or
open country . One author reports that howler groups are adapted to specific
territory . Physical appearance . Howlers are described as being very large and "
ugly .
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 .
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These data characterize the form and order of howler group progression . They
show the tendency for the males as a group but not specific individuals to control
or lead the clans of animals . E. THE PREFERENCE OF HOWLERS FOR ...
These data characterize the form and order of howler group progression . They
show the tendency for the males as a group but not specific individuals to control
or lead the clans of animals . E. THE PREFERENCE OF HOWLERS FOR ...
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