WATCH | French zoo welcomes baby red howler monkey

Reuters reports a zoological park in western France recently welcomed a baby red howler monkey in a boost to conservation efforts for the threatened species.

A baby red howler monkey is held by its mother in their enclosure at the zoological park "Planete Sauvage" in Port-Saint-Pere, France, March 29, 2021.  REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
A baby red howler monkey is held by its mother in their enclosure at the zoological park "Planete Sauvage" in Port-Saint-Pere, France, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe (STEPHANE MAHE)

The Planete Sauvage zoological park in Port-Saint-Pere, western France, recently welcomed a baby red howler monkey in a boost to conservation efforts for the threatened species.   

Howler monkeys are native to South and Central American forests.

They get their name from the loud vocalisations produced by both male and females. The sounds of their howls can travel 5km through dense rain forest.