US EditionCapuchin Monkeys on Jicarón Island Documented Abducting Baby Howler Monkeys in New Study
- Between 2022 and 2023, a group of five young capuchin monkeys on Jicarón Island were observed abducting 11 infant howler monkeys.
- Researchers discovered this behavior while monitoring capuchin tool use with camera traps and noted no clear reason for the abductions.
- The abducted howler babies often suffered starvation and at least four died, with videos showing capuchins mainly carrying rather than caring for them.
- Zoë Goldsborough described the behavior as a fad facilitated by the island’s lack of predators and abundant free time, noting it as "striking, and also very concerning."
- The researchers suggest this unusual trend may represent cultural behavior in capuchins that could end when the involved males leave the group.
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