Imagine the worst kind of skull-pounding alarm clock blaring at you early in the AM. You can't control the timing or the volume, leaving you no choice but to wait it out. It might take ten minutes, it might take thirty. Maybe it will stop for a minute, leaving you just enough time to drift into sleep before your dreams are dashed by another shrill cry. Last night, our alarm went off for close to an hour.
In Costa Rica, that alarm clock exists in the form of a howler monkey. According to wikipedia, howler monkeys "have an enlarged basihyal or hyoid bone which helps them make their loud sound. They are considered the loudest land animal." In addition, howler monkeys are hoodlums and scallywags. They are the telemarketers of the animal kingdom. Please stop calling me howler monkey. No, I am not interested. And while you're at it, learn how to pronounce my last name.
Click PIPES to hear our Costa Rican alarm clock.
1 comment:
Dude, who would have predicted that Mush would follow you down there, just to annoy you with his WOO WOOO call. I guess you can't get rid of him, even in central america.
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