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 ...

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

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.

A capuchin named Joker started the apparent trend, leading researchers to suspect "there was something a little quirky about ...

A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and ...

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 ...

White-faced capuchin monkeys on Jicarón Island, part of Coiba National Park off Panama’s Pacific coast, have been observed ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a baby howler monkey clinging onto a young adult male capuchin monkey on Jicarón ...

On an island off the coast of Panama lives a population of wild primates with a remarkable culture. White-faced capuchins on ...