User:Washyourpillowcase/Southern muriqui

Behavior
Their diet consists of fruit, leaves, flowers, bark and buds. The majority of the food consumed depends on the season. They prefer mostly ripe fruit but in the drier seasons the will supplement their diets with mostly leaves and small amounts of unripe fruit.

Both Northern and Southern muriqui live in home ranges. Southern muriqui have an average home range of 0.70 km². They travel roughly 600 meters daily going around their home range. They spend most of their day resting and traveling to find food. They travel further during the wet season (September-March) Compared to the dry season (June-August)

The males and the females both show evidence of polygamous mating, where they mate with multiple partners. The mating season typically occurs between September and March which is considered the wet season, and births typically occur during the dry season. This is because mothers don't have to carry their babies as far in the dry season in the search for food, where they can be difficult to carry.