Researchers recently conducted an open diffusion experiment to explore how capuchin monkeys learn novel behaviors, shedding light on the roles of social learning, observation, and affiliative ...

White-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica displayed a surprising ability to withstand extreme drought conditions, according to a new study led by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) ...

In early November, the monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Facility after a caretaker didn’t secure the ...

Study published in PNAS by researchers from Brazil and the UK shows that primates from the Brazilian semi-arid biome are able to acquire new knowledge as long as their presence is tolerated by other ...

“The discovery of tool use and social learning among capuchin monkeys was a fluke for us that turned into the discovery of a series of non-human cultural processes,” noted Ottoni. Over the years, ...

White-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica who experienced more intense physiological responses to mild droughts were more fit to survive extreme drought, researchers found in a new UCLA-led study.

“They don’t want to live in small cages. They don’t want to ... owners trouble,” Mary explained. The couple says capuchin monkeys sometimes turn on their owners, often with aggression ...

The capuchin is one species of South American ... and his brother illegally transported and sold marmosets, a small, squirrel-like monkey native to South America. Court records show Jimmy operated ...

Alpha Genesis' website said it conducts research projects for government, university and private industry clients with cynomolgus, rhesus, and capuchin monkeys. Months of searching ensued in a ...