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Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate

Dunn’s team analyzed the biological “budget” of these primates and found a direct negative correlation: males with large ...
NPR

Hear Them Roar: Noisy New World Monkeys

Biologist Greg Budney sets out well before dawn in the Peten region of Guatemala to record a chorus of howler monkeys as they wake. "I love this sound," he says. "It's one of the great sounds of ...
PBS

Do bigger family jewels mean deeper voices (in howler monkeys)?

Baby, I’m howlin’ for you. Male howler monkeys make deep and boisterous calls to attract mates, but the deepest-pitched songs may come at cost: the size of their testicles. A new study in the journal ...
EurekAlert!

For howler monkeys, deeper roars mean less sperm

Howler monkeys are named for their impressive howling roars. Their vocal abilities are linked to long vocal folds and a hyoid bone uniquely adapted to resonate sound, making males seem bigger than ...
Yahoo

Howl of a good time: Deep monkey roars come with intimate secret

A black howler monkey vocal chorus is seen at the Biological Field Station Corrientes, Argentina in this handout image released to Reuters on October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mariana Rano/Handout via Reuters ...
EurekAlert!

Deeper calls, smaller balls

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 22, 2015 - Across the animal kingdom, males hoot and holler to attract females and ward off competing suitors. Now, a new study finds that male howler monkeys with deeper calls ...
Reuters

Howl of a good time: Deep monkey roars come with intimate secret

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The howler monkeys whose guttural calls reverberate through Central and South American rainforests possess a secret that the males of the species may prefer to be left ...