White-throated capuchin

Cebus capucinus

The white-throated capuchin is native to Central America where they inhabit the canopy of various dry and wet forest types.

Fruits make up more than 75 % of their diet with the remaining portion of the diet including lizards, bird eggs, small parrots, and insects.

A strong prehensile tail equipped with a hairless underside allows this species the sensitivity and dexterity of a fifth limb.

These polygamous breeders live in large groups of mixed males and females and have a matrilineal hierarchy with females remaining with the group and males moving on to join other groups or form bachelor groups.

Location at Palm Beach Zoo

• Tropics of the Americas Primate Islands

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