Black Howler Monkey
March 27, 2013 by staff
Black Howler Monkey, Imphal, March 18 2013: Black-monkeys have either banished or extinct from their natural habitats in Tamei sub-division of Tamenglong district in Manipur.
These days not a single black monkey has been sighted nor their chattering or howling heard.
However, villagers hope that few of them may still exist in the interior of the woods in the sub-division.
These black-monkeys of Manipur are quite different from that of South America’s ‘black howler monkey’ which is scientifically called Alouatta Caraya.
Not only the black-monkeys but other fascinating wild animals like graceful antelope, elegant barking deer, giant owls, wild boars, stags, wild fowls and many other wild animals are now on the verge of extinction, thanks to excessive hunting and destroying of their habitats.
“We do not hear anymore the howling or chattering of these black-monkeys,” said Thiusongbou Pamei, president of Liangmai Art and Culture Association (LACA) .
According to Thiusongbou Pamei, a resident of Tamei, there used to be the presence of the black-monkeys in large number in Tamei area but these days not a single of them has been sighted.
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