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A gang of young white-faced capuchins, clever monkeys already known for inventing the use of stone tools, has taken to ...
The scientists nicknamed one capuchin kidnapper Joker because the scar at the side of its mouth reminded them of the "Batman" ...
Video footage shows male capuchin monkeys carrying at least 11 howler monkey babies between 2022 and 2023. The monkeys' ...
Capuchins are also known for developing odd social rituals across their range. Scientists studying mainland populations have ...
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A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and ...
Scientists studying camera trap footage from Jicarón Island spotted something unusual: a capuchin monkey carrying an infant howler monkey on his back. Now, they’re trying to learn what it means.
A capuchin named Joker started the apparent trend, leading researchers to suspect "there was something a little quirky about ...
Plus, researchers could hear adult howler monkeys calling back and forth with the infants, who would sometimes try to crawl ...
On Jicarón Island, white-faced capuchin monkeys ( Cebus capucinus imitator) rule, unmolested by predators. In their peace, ...
Male capuchin monkeys on a Panamanian island were documented carrying around infant howler monkeys for no clearly discernible reason.
By Shreya Dasgupta On a remote Panamanian island, researchers have observed for the very first time young male capuchin ...