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Monkeys caught on camera abducting babies of another primate

Capuchin monkeys have been caught on camera abducting the babies of another primate. The "weird" fad, which led to the deaths of several baby howler monkeys, was started by a male capuchin named ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Monkey-Nappers! A Group of Capuchin Monkeys Caught on Camera With Abducted Baby Howler Monkeys

Observations of Coiba’s tool-using immature capuchin monkeys show them carrying abducted infant howler monkeys. What is the reason for this behavior? Vanessa Crooks Caught in the act! Capuchin ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Caught on camera, capuchin monkeys kidnap howler monkey babies

WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they're not related and not even the same species. Scientists spotted ...