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General Information

Habitat and Diet

Social Spacing

Foraging Behavior

Social Group

Mating Behavior

Grooming Behavior and Cooperative Altruism

Maternal Care and Alloparenting

References

Photo courtesy of: www.primates.com/monkeys/capuchin.htm

KEY FACTS ABOUT THE CAPUCHIN MONKEY:

Habitat: understory and mid-canopy of the Northern and Central South American rainforests, tropical forests and dry forests

Predators: hawks, eagles, jaguar, boa constrictors

Prey: fruit, seeds, insects, small reptiles and mammals

Social Organization: multi-male, multi-female groups with a dominant male and female-bonded group

Social Spacing: Home range.

Mating Behavior: polygynous with promiscuity

This webpage was created by Kathleen Tanner in partial fulfillment of requirements for an undergraduate biology class in Animal Behavior at Davidson Collegein Spring 2005. Questions should be addressed to katanner@davidson.edu.