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Congo or commonly known as howler monkeys, live in almost all the forests of Costa Rica. The nickname, howler monkey was given to them because you can hear them singing at dawn and at dusk from hundred of meters away. The purpose of the howling is to communicate between each other in order to avoid unnecessary confrontations.
Their diet is based on flowers and fruits. They are diurnal, sedentary and have little social activity.
In Guanacaste, an association was found between these monkeys feeding and “iguanas”. When the monkeys are foraging in trees they drop some ripe fruits, which are used by the lizards that are pre-installed under these trees.
In Costa Rica, this species is considered endangered and is protected and regulated by the Law of Conservation of Wildlife No. 7317, the Organic Environmental Law No. 7554 and Decree No. 26435-MINAE. So it is included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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