Capuchin Monkeys kidnap infant monkeys
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Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre, deadly fad
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Panamanian white-faced capuchins ( Cebus imitator) are social monkeys living in the forests of Central America .
The unusual behaviour was spotted by camera traps set up on Jicarón Island off the coast of Panama .
The first glimpse of the odd behavior was in January 2022 , when one male capuchin was seen carrying an infant howler monkey on his back.
The behavior could be bad news for the howlers on Jicarón , which are an endangered subspecies.
Barrett thinks there are about four or five groups of howlers in the area.
Males leave the group they were born into to find a new group to take over.
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