Cameras on a remote island captured how a novel social tradition originated and spread. Off the coast of Panama, on a remote ...

Researchers have documented an unusual and alarming trend among white-faced capuchin monkeys on Jicarón Island, Panama. Young ...

Capuchin monkeys have the largest brains of all New World monkeys. Meet all the members of this group and learn what their roles are.

A gang of young white-faced capuchins, clever monkeys already known for inventing the use of stone tools, has taken to ...

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Video footage shows male capuchin monkeys carrying at least 11 howler monkey babies between 2022 and 2023. The monkeys' ...

Researchers found capuchins on Jicarón Island abducting baby howlers, raising questions about primate behavior and cultural ...

Barett said, when they saw a member of the capuchin group carrying a howler monkey on its back, it was really surprising. Initially, they thought the howler capuchin was a one-off pair, then they saw ...

A rare cultural behavior spreads among young male capuchins and baby howlers, raising questions about animal traditions and ...

Scientists have found surprising video evidence of what they call monkey kidnappings – and they’re trying to figure out why.

On a remote Panamanian island, researchers have observed for the very first time young male capuchin monkeys stealing howler monkey babies, according to a new study. Since 2017, researchers have used ...

Camera traps on Panama’s Jicaron Island show young male capuchins repeatedly abducting baby howler monkeys, a baffling social trend detailed in Current Biology ...