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.
Introduction to Quetzal. The Resplendent Quetzal is a beautiful bird that features red and green colors. It has a very long tail and it may have red on the breast area. There are two subspecies so the actual colors may vary depending on which of them you are looking at.It is the Guatemala National bird.owever, the tail is about 24 inches long, and weighs about7 ounces. They have very thick feathers to protect their thin skin underneath. They have large eyes and the Resplendent Quetzal can easily adapt to the dimness in their surroundings.