Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata)

(return to Costa Rica - Some of the other Wildlife)

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Also sometimes called the Golden-mantled Howling Monkey. When you first hear them it sounds like lions roaring in the distance, a very eerie sound.

Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata)
Camera:  Canon EOS 20D
Date/Time:  February 19, 2008, 14:22:37
Shutter speed:  1/250sec
Aperture:  f/7.1
Exposure mode:  Program
Lens:  100 to 400mm @ 400mm
ISO:  400
      Location:   Foothills of Virgen del Socorro
Costa Rica