Virtual Non-Human Primate Zoo

PARENTAL CARE:  

• females bare young every two years

• young cling to mother's chest until large enough to ride on her back

• males rarely take part in caring for the young

COMMUNICATION:

Visual:  through stones during courtship and display behavior

Vocal: 

• loud calls

• barks and coughs

• threat warnings

• soft calls

• squeals

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:

• most intelligent of the New World monkeys

• live to 15-25 years in the wild / 46 years in captivity

• practise urine washing - they urinate in their hands, then rub it all over bodies to attract females

• can jump up to 9 feet

• tool use - stones used as 'hammer and anvil' to break open nuts

ENDANGERMENT STATUS:  Least Concern

To learn more about Sapajus libidinosus, visit the following websites:

1. http://planetofthemonkeys.com/black-striped-capuchin/

2. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/capuchin-monkey-facts.html

3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/136346/0

4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9404000/9404757.stm

5. http://www.livescience.com/27524-nut-cracking-monkeys-skilled-with-tools.html

6. http://www.livescience.com/27522-monkeys-cleverly-crack-nuts-video.html

7. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0079535

8. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056182

9. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.22007/abstract

Information and photographs compiled by J. Salgado and S. Villegas.