Here is Zuele, who, at age 27, is possibly the oldest Black Howler Monkey in the world. She and her companion Rosario, age 11, both live in Bridgeport’s Beardsley Zoo. Black Howlers, Alouatta caraya, live in the interior of South America, from south-central Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. I guess they must love soccer.
Black Howler at Beardsley Zoo
Rosario, male Black Howler
They have a nice enclosure at Beardsley, naturalistic and with lots of climbing for them, but not dense and thick that you can’t see them. For a small, regional zoo, Beardsley does a great job; the animals are exhibited naturally, but visibly, and the zoo is compact enough for a family with cranky little ones to see it in 2-3 hours.
Zuele, female Black Howler
female Black Howler Monkey
Black Howler sign at Beardsley Zoo