Capuchin monkeys on a remote Panamanian island are abducting babies from howler monkey families, in a first-of-its-kind trend. The wild population of white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus imitator) ...

Scientists spotted surprising evidence of what they describe as monkey kidnappings. The capuchin monkeys were seen carrying at least 11 howler babies between 2022 and 2023.

On Panama’s remote Jicarón Island, researchers have documented a baffling behavior: capuchin monkeys carrying baby howler monkeys. Captured on motion-triggered cameras, the phenomenon has no clear ...

It's no secret that humans and primates share many common traits (and the vast majority of our DNA), but some monkey behaviors still leave scientists baffled. One of these behaviors was seen as ...

Animal control officials in North Carolina hope to see no more monkey business from a monkey that escaped from a local zoo. Iredell County Animal Services (ICAS) warned residents in the Troutman area ...

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 ...

Officials with Iredell County's animal services said in a post on Facebook on Wednesday that a Capuchin monkey from Zootastic Park was on the loose in the Troutman area. People are urged not to ...

WASHINGTON – A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they're not related and not even the same species. Scientists spotted surprising ...