This photo is of a skull, mandible and hyoid bone of a red howler monkey, showing the enormous size of the hyoid relative to body size.

But the family's independent autopsy concluded that homicide or staged suicide could not be ruled out, namely because the hyoid neck bone was missing from the body after it was sent to the family.

Tongue and hyoid reconstructions from living taxa. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for ...