Belize: Yucatan Howler Monkeys

Yucatan howler monkey is the largest howler monkey in the world. They call them baboons here but that’s a misnomer. This monkey is also the loudest animals in earth generating 88 decibel in its howls. They can do that because they have a special empty chamber in the mouth that can resonate sound. You could here then for miles and miles away. One of them came down and ate bananas straight from my hands. The howling sound is LOUD, like an emergency during nuclear war drills…