Capuchin monkeys are proving that animals can do much more than provide companionship. For people living with mobility ...

Marina Chapman was just four years of age when she was abducted by trafficking gangs, who subsequently abandoned her deep within a Colombian rainforest, where she would spend the following five years ...

Capuchin monkeys hunt prey when fruits and vegetables become scarce, potentially mirroring the habits of human ancestors, according to a study published in PLOS One by Susana Carvalho (Gorongosa ...

When the fruit runs low, some monkeys’ appetite for meat gets a boost. Bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) hunt and eat small vertebrates more often when fruits are less abundant. The ...

Picture two animals doing what looks like the same job. One is a chimpanzee in the forests of Côte d’Ivoire, an animal that often weighs more than 40 kilograms, lifting a stone to smash open a nut.

A capuchin monkey stands beside a large glass window and looks closely through it while surrounded by pieces of white tissue. The indoor setting and the monkey’s curious posture capture a playful ...

A new study provides experimental evidence that wild capuchin monkeys use more than just physical cues when selecting stone tools; they also rely on visible signs that a stone has previously been used ...

This capuchin monkey cracks open a cashew nut using the "experimental stones". It achieves this by placing the nut on a soft anvil and striking it with a hard hammerstone. A new study provides ...

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Dex the Monkey (short for Dexture) is a popular pet capuchin monkey who has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram. His owner, Aidan, features Dex participating in comedy bits like cooking together, that ...

ENFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) - Two people have been arrested after a search warrant at an Enfield home uncovered three firearms, narcotics, and more than 50 animals — including an illegally possessed ...

CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild. By Emily Anthes One day last summer, ...