White-faced capuchin monkeys on Jicarón Island have started abducting baby howler monkeys, surprised scientists report. It’s possible this behavior comes in waves, but it had not been detected in the ...

Researchers found capuchins on Jicarón Island abducting baby howlers, raising questions about primate behavior and cultural ...

The zoo described the 22-year-old monkey as “a truly special soul who touched the lives of staff and guests alike.” ...

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 ...

Nicaragua's Parque de Aventura Las Nubes is located just 10 minutes from the beach town of San Juan del Sur. You can take a ...

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 ...

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 ...

About a week ago we lost a jaguar in a car collision, just over here,” says Celso Poot, director of the nonprofit Belize Zoo ...

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 ...