Abnormally hot weather in Mexico kills dozens of rare monkeys

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed Colombian howler monkeys as a vulnerable species. They live in forested areas near the town of Camalcalco, where the local population lost over a hundred of their brethren in May alone. Temperatures in Tabasco are predicted to hit 45 degrees Celsius in the last week of May.

According to conservation expert Gilberto Pozo, dehydrated howler monkeys are literally falling from branches and then perishing quickly on the ground within minutes.