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When the fruit is gone, capuchin monkeys go hunting
Capuchin monkeys may reveal a surprising secret about how our ancestors survived tough times, with new research uncovering what happens when their usual food disappears. In a new study published in ...
Capuchin monkeys hunt prey when fruits and vegetables become scarce, potentially mirroring the habits of human ancestors, according to a study published in PLOS One by Susana Carvalho (Gorongosa ...
Study co-author Noemi Spagnoletti said: "These results suggest that capuchins turn to vertebrate prey during times of plant food scarcity, a pattern that has been suggested for ancestral humans during ...
Monkeys hunt for meat — including snakes and lizards — when fruit and vegetables are scarce, reveals new research. The switch to carnivore behavior when their favored food is in short supply ...
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