Brown Capuchin
- Cebus Apella
- Brown capuchin monkeys are found east of the Andes Mountains from Colombia and Venezuela to Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America.
- Brown capuchin monkeys vary in color from light brown to mustard yellow to black.
- The tail is long and prehensile, meaning it can grasp or hold objects.
- They prefer the mid-canopy of the forest, but often descend from the trees to forage and play on the ground.
- Brown capuchin monkeys are social, forming groups of 8 to 15 animals. Young males leave the group at sexual maturity and seek out new groups in which to mate. Females typically spend their entire lives in the same group.
Location at Palm Beach Zoo
- Found in the Tropics of the Americas on the Primate Islands
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