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- Title
Comparative Behavior of the White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) in Response to Deceased Conspecific and Non-Conspecific Infants.
- Authors
MANUEL MORA, JOSÉ; PÉREZ CARRILLO, JOSÉ FREINER; CARRILLO, LIZANDRO; LÓPEZ, LUCÍA I.
- Abstract
The Panamanian White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) is a highly adaptable omnivore, with a diet that includes various plant parts, invertebrates, bee honey, eggs, and occasionally small vertebrates such as amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small mammals. This highly social monkey has been observed caring for its deceased infants. In this report, we document the care exhibited by one Capuchin towards a deceased infant of its own species. However, concurrently, we also report an incident where another adult Capuchin consumed an infant Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata). These observations took place at Manuel Antonio and Corcovado national parks, located in the central and southern Pacific regions of Costa Rica. In both scenarios, the behavior towards the Howler Monkey suggests it was perceived as prey by the Capuchin, intended for consumption. However, it is possible that the Howler Monkey could have been kidnapped, played with, or nurtured only to die and then be consumed. In contrast, the handling of the deceased infant Capuchin was tender, resembling acts of nurturing such as kissing and what appeared to be a suggestive navel cut. The behavior displayed by the two Capuchins involved in these contrasting cases was entirely divergent, and we present detailed accounts of both events herein.
- Subjects
OMNIVORES; STREAKED shearwater; MONKEYS
- Publication
Caribbean Journal of Science, 2024, Vol 54, Issue 1, p121
- ISSN
0008-6452
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a16