capuchin

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She currently studies cooperation and other social behaviors in capuchin monkeys.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

Some, like the spider monkey, effortlessly swing through branches, while others, like the capuchin, display remarkable problem-solving abilities.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023

In one famous experiment, researchers trained two capuchin monkeys to hand them tokens in exchange for a cucumber snack.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Humans last shared a common ancestor with capuchin monkeys about 35 million years ago and with macaques about 25 million years ago, Luncz says.

From Scientific American • Mar. 10, 2023

Her hair she wore powdered and elaborately curled down on both sides with dainty escalloped lace half concealing it, and a grey capuchin over all.

From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette