Capuchin monkeys learn by observing others solve a puzzle for food. Social tolerance and grooming enhance learning.

A man known as “The Monkey Whisperer” has been indicted on animal trafficking charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the ...

The capuchin is one species of South American monkey that Jimmy is accused of illegally selling, according to prosecutors. In ...

Jackie Morfesis of Charleston writes that the monkeys that escaped from Alpha Genesis primate center in SC shine a light on ...

Capuchin monkeys use stones to pound open nuts on a solid surface, which is considered the most complex tool used by a nonhuman species ...

Police say residents of Yemassee, South Carolina, should keep their doors and windows locked until the primates are found.

Anthropologists and psychologists have studied wild monkeys' problem-solving for food to better understand how social ...

Dozens of monkeys are on the loose in Yemassee, SC. This isn’t the first time primates escaped from the facility.

Wild bearded capuchins use social learning to solve problems, influenced by social tolerance and group dynamics.

Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.