The other morning, we spotted a couple of howler monkeys just hanging around near the treehouses...they were just moving from tree to tree and letting us know that they were around by making some really loud howls... there is a big, alpha male, that we call julio, who likes to prowl the area, and he usually keeps the family of monkeys away from the tree houses, and closer down to the waterfall, but julio hasn't been around for a while, so the youngsters are taking advantage of their new-found territory. One hint for when you spot a monkey in Costa Rica: Do not stand directly underneath him or her. Monkeys have an odd, scatalogical sense of humor, and if you are in their line of fire from above, you may find yourself the recipient of their humor.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Just Hangin' Out...
The other morning, we spotted a couple of howler monkeys just hanging around near the treehouses...they were just moving from tree to tree and letting us know that they were around by making some really loud howls... there is a big, alpha male, that we call julio, who likes to prowl the area, and he usually keeps the family of monkeys away from the tree houses, and closer down to the waterfall, but julio hasn't been around for a while, so the youngsters are taking advantage of their new-found territory. One hint for when you spot a monkey in Costa Rica: Do not stand directly underneath him or her. Monkeys have an odd, scatalogical sense of humor, and if you are in their line of fire from above, you may find yourself the recipient of their humor.
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