These monkeys use a series of different calls to express themselves. Males use calls to communicate territoriality and fighting, females to display group cohesion, and alertness, and subadults to display submissiveness, and to stimulate mobbing behavior. They also communicate using visual expressions. Diet Golden monkeys eat about 20 to 30 plant species. They mostly rely on leaves, fruits, and invertebrates, but their main preference is bamboo. Caring for the Young Golden Monkeys breed seasonally and have a gestation period of 5 months.
In ancient Mayan culture, the Quetzal bird's tail feathers were used as currency. In modern Guatemala, the Quetzals are also known as the Guatemalan currency. Coins were issued in denominations of 1, 5, and 10 centavos, and Â¼, Â½ and 1 Quetzal.
Quetzals are found from southern Mexico to Bolivia. The resplendent quetzal and the golden-headed quetzal are the only species found in Central America. The resplendent quetzal was the sacred bird of the ancient Mayas and Aztecs. Today the resplendent quetzal is the national emblem of Guatemala (whose monetary unit is the quetzal).