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 ...

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 ...

JICARÓN ISLAND, Panama, May 20, 2025 — White-faced capuchin monkeys on Jicarón Island, part of Coiba National Park off Panama’s Pacific coast, have been observed carrying infant howler monkeys, a ...

Animal services says the monkey is owned by Zootastic Park in Troutman. They say they are actively working with the park to ensure the monkey is safely recaptured. It was seen on Oswalt Amity Road, ...

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 ...

There was some serious monkey business after a primate was spotted climbing on a fence at Buncrana Pier in County Donegal. Joey, a South American capuchin monkey, "went for a stroll" after he escaped ...

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 ...

A capuchin monkey in North Carolina escaped from Zootastic Park in Troutman on Sept. 17 and is still on the loose Iredell County Animal Services (ICAS) warned residents not to “capture, chase or ...

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 ...