Monkeys live throughout Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. They’re distinct from other types of primate, like ...

Researchers puzzle over rash of baby monkey kidnappings Young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys. Why? Maybe boredom.

Capuchin monkeys on a remote Panamanian island are abducting babies from howler monkey families, in a first-of-its-kind trend. The wild population of white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus ...

Capuchin monkeys don’t generally hang out with their neighbors, the howler monkeys, on Jicarón island off Panama. So the image of an infant howler monkey clinging to the back of a white-faced ...

A baby howler monkey clings to a young adult male capuchin monkey on Jicarón Island, Panama, in September 2022. Brendan Barrett / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior via AP.

Monkey see, monkey do. Although animals do sometimes adopt the young of other species that are lost or abandoned, this doesn’t seem to be the case here, in part because of the sheer number of babies.

Monkey see, monkey do Although animals do sometimes adopt the young of other species that are lost or abandoned, this doesn't seem to be the case here, in part because of the sheer number of babies.

Young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys. Why? Maybe boredom. Search Query Show Search. Live TV NEWS. Find News Near You; ...

GREENFIELDBOYCE: A howler monkey - that's a different species, the only other primate living on the island. She says this was surprising.