People.com Lifestyle Pets VIDEO: Kiss-Crazy Monkey Has No Respect for Personal Space and That's Okay This howler monkey is more about smooches than screams By Kelli Bender Kelli Bender Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor for PEOPLE Digital and PEOPLE magazine. She has been with the PEOPLE brand for more than eight years, working as a writer/producer across PEOPLE's Lifestyle, Features, and Entertainment verticals before taking on her current role. Kelli is also an editor on PEOPLE's Stories to Make You Smile and serves as an editorial lead on PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest and Pet Product Awards. Before joining PEOPLE, Kelli helped AOL and Whalerock launch a pet lifestyle site called PawNation. She is a pet parent to a cat named Wallace, and her professional and personal devotion to animals has taken her to three dog weddings ... so far. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 16, 2015 01:33 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Animals can’t always tell us in words how much they adore us, but they still find ways to show how much they care. In Bolivia, one red howler monkey has mastered the language of love. He lives at the wildlife sanctuary La Senda Verde, where the animal residents are allowed to roam without cages or fences. This offers them a chance to get pretty close to the volunteers who care for them. Our monkey star likes to show his appreciation by climbing on staff members and covering their faces in sweet, furry kisses. It’s a little straightforward, but this appreciative Casanova pulls is off perfectly. Well, he does at first, until things get a little handsy. But then, how would you treat someone who spends every day saving your life?