Posted on 10/22/2015 11:11:42 AM PDT by Red Badger
A University of Utah researcher co-authored a study released Thursday that reveals size does indeed matter — at least when it comes to howler monkey testicles.
Primatologist Leslie Knapp, professor and chair of the university's Department of Anthropology, found that the smaller a howler monkey's testicles are, the deeper and louder his mating calls.
Overcompensating? Perhaps. The monkeys with the deeper howls also had larger hyoid bones, which enable them to have some of the loudest voices in the animal kingdom, an eardrum-busting call that's been compared to a tiger's roar.
They don't "howl" in the way your dog might, though. Instead, their call sounds more like a non-stop belch.
The point of the deep howls is twofold: to attract a female and to frighten away any competing males, as the deeper howls give a sonic impression of a large body size.
"We noticed there were significant size differences in the monkeys' hyoids and testicles, and were really surprised at the great range," said Knapp. "We discovered that the hyoid can be as much as 10 times larger than that of the smaller howler monkeys."
Males with smaller hyoids, she added, "live in multi-male groups and have larger testes, but monkeys with smaller testes live in single-male groups with a harem of a few females."
The study — which Knapp refers to as her "calls-and-balls paper" — had its genesis in trips she took to Central and South America, where she would hear howler monkeys giving noisy examples of how they earned their name and wonder what the sounds were all about.
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If that’s true then The Rolling Stones......................
Some 25+ years ago, when I was in college, I got married between my freshman and sophmore year. In our major track were some folks I saw in several classes a day and got to know them quite well.
I understood back then that the ones talking the most about sex were the ones that were getting it the least.
Where’s my grant?
Too late. You already gave away the ending.
Looks like the monkey version of the rare Australian Oomie-Goomie Bird...............
Was the same way in HS, IIRC...........................
Utah researcher: The louder the howler monkey, the smaller its testicles.
Are all howler monkeys democrat?
ALL of ‘em!....................including Her Heinous!................
NO, just the ones with small, well, you know.......................
Not today, anyways.................
Worst idea ever.
Cut the tax dollars off. Period.
Shut down the Dept of Ed
Not another Trump article.
This was done on the cheap. I don’t think any Federal funds were used. They used already available data sources....................
Bingo. GMTA.
I don’t know. Congressional Republicans are very quiet, and they sure don’t have a pair.
BtD: "Why yes, she said there were no lousy jobs, only lousy wor-"
Zookeeper: "Exactly! Now, here's a pair of calipers and a notepad, and there's a cage full of howler monkeys. Here's what I want you to do..."
Love for sale
Appetizing monkey love for sale
Love that`s fresh and still unspoiled
Love that`s only slightly soiled
Love for sale
Who will buy?
Who would like to sample my supply?
Who`s prepared to pay the price
For a trip to paradise?
Love for sale
Well, somebody has to do it!..........................
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