Hunting and consumption of fruit-eating bats (Artibeus watsoni) by Cebus imitator in Playa Blanca, Punta Leona, Costa Rica

Hunting and consumption of fruit-eating bats (Artibeus watsoni) by Cebus imitator in Playa Blanca, Punta Leona, Costa Rica

Vertebrate hunting and meat-eating are documented behaviors in many non-human primates, yet the predation of bats by Neotropical primates remains rarely reported. This study provides the first detailed record of a wild capuchin monkey (Cebus imitator) hunting and consuming fruit-eatin...