This photo provided by researchers shows a baby howler monkey clinging onto a young adult male capuchin monkey on Jicarón Island, Panama in September 2022. (Brendan Barrett/Max Planck Institute of ...

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 ...

Howler infant number 5 on the back of a juvenile capuchin carrier, who is using stone tools at an anvil site in a stream bed. Usually, this behavior in females is described as adoption, thought to be ...

Observations of Coiba’s tool-using immature capuchin monkeys show them carrying abducted infant howler monkeys. What is the reason for this behavior? Vanessa Crooks Caught in the act! Capuchin monkeys ...

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Wild capuchin monkeys have been kidnapping infant howler monkeys, putting them on their backs and taking them for a ride. The trend, which began with one male, spread to other members of the group, ...

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 ...

A young male white-faced capuchin monkey carrying a baby howler monkey, caught by a remote camera trap on Jicarón. On an island off the coast of Panama lives a population of wild primates with a ...

“Do NOT attempt to capture, chase or interact with the monkey,” Iredell County Animal Services warned residents of the capuchin monkey A capuchin monkey in North Carolina escaped from Zootastic Park ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby howler monkey clung ...