A howler monkey infant, only a few days old, clings to a subadult white-faced capuchin monkey as it uses tools. Brendan Barrett / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior In June 2022, while watching ...
A group of male capuchin monkeys kidnapped baby howler monkeys – a different species – on a small island of Panama. Video shows the howler monkeys clinging to the male capuchin monkeys’ backs, but the ...
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Capuchins Are ‘Kidnapping’ Baby Monkeys of Different Species, And Scientists Are Baffled
Capuchin monkeys are mainly known for their intelligence and resourcefulness. However, scientists have come across a strange, new behavior among the primates: child abduction. Per Smithsonian, Zoë ...
Animal abduction: Biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler monkeys -- a behavior never before seen in wild primates. Rise and spread: The ...
On an island in Panama, a fad that one researcher called "viscerally disturbing" has recently taken off among a group of young male monkeys. These adolescents and juveniles have started to kidnap the ...
Why are capuchin monkeys kidnapping howler monkey babies in Panama? We investigate this bizarre case of primate abduction with researchers working with the Smithsonian to get to the bottom of this ...
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