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I got a good chuckle out of this response to Trump tweet complaining AGAIN
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The Louder the Monkey, the Smaller Its Balls, Study Finds
Howler monkeys can be well-endowed in the voice box or the family jewels, but not both.
by Becky Ferreira
Oct 22 2015, 11:02am
Howler monkey barbershop trio. Image: Mariana Raño
Howler monkeys are the loudest land animals on Earth, capable of bellowing at volumes of 140 decibels, which is on the level of gunshots or firecrackers. Not surprisingly, male howlers frequently use this power to advertise their sexual fitness, catcalling females with their ear-splitting roars........................
LakeArenal
(28,847 posts)But scientific support is always welcome.
riversedge
(70,310 posts)MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)Having heard them while hiking in Belize. The Orange MF makes my ears bleed at any decibel level.
JHB
(37,162 posts)Nature's own belching contest champs!
DENVERPOPS
(8,845 posts)sorta remind us of a president we know. I'm sure the monkeys got theirs from sucking bananas.........
ret5hd
(20,523 posts)For some reason they call Howler Monkeys baboons there.
Spouse and I took a guided walking tour thru the sanctuary there. The monkeys would hang from the trees and take bananas from our hands.
The sanctuary is in a rural but populated area. The guided walk was thru peoples backs yards, etc. Very interesting.
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)Sounds like it would have been fun! I did a lot of hiking when I was there...the first time I heard Howlers, I heard them before I see could see them. I didnt know what they were. The hair stood up on the back of my neck. Its crazy how loud they are!!
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)nocoincidences
(2,230 posts)Nature explains it perfectly.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)rickyhall
(4,889 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,845 posts)Reminds me of an old childhood joke: His brain is so small it rolls around in his head like a BB in a dump truck......
keithbvadu2
(36,936 posts)What say ye, Melania?
Initech
(100,104 posts)ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)Might be a first!
Dukkha
(7,341 posts)so that every tweet he posts is immediately followed with "Said no innocent person ever"
LuckyCharms
(17,460 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)calimary
(81,507 posts)I particularly like the two comparison photos in this thread! The overcompensating monkey and the guy with the hard-on to build big tall towers all over the place, and stick his name on it in the biggest glitziest lettering he can manage.