Researchers have discovered a weird, new behavior among capuchin monkeys, and it involves kidnapping howler monkey infants.

Camera traps on Panama’s Jicaron Island show young male capuchins repeatedly abducting baby howler monkeys, a baffling social trend detailed in Current Biology ...

Plus, researchers could hear adult howler monkeys calling back and forth with the infants, who would sometimes try to crawl ...

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

Fascinating new video footage captured on a remote island has captured a bizarre new phenomenon - baby monkeys being abducted ...

Scientists studying camera trap footage from Jicarón Island spotted something unusual: a capuchin monkey carrying an infant howler monkey on his back. Now, they’re trying to learn what it means.

Scientists have found evidence of monkey kidnappings in Panama. Video footage shows male capuchin monkeys carrying howler ...

On Panama’s Jicarón island, biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler ...

Scientists on Panama's Jicarón Island were mystified by photos and videos of young male capuchins carrying howler monkeys on their backs for days at a time ...

Capuchins are also known for developing odd social rituals across their range. Scientists studying mainland populations have ...

An 18-month-old spider monkey named Violeta has been rescued during a narcotics-related search warrant executed at a Vallejo, ...