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Fast Facts:

Their prehensile tail acts as a prop or anchor when they move through the trees. They often carry it coiled on the end.
Capuchins are considered the most intelligent of all New World Monkeys.

White throated Capuchin

Scientific Name;	Cebus capucinus
Classification:	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primate Family: Cebidae
Status:	Stable
Range:	Columbia and Honduras
Habitat:	Forest
Diet:	Fruit, insects, leaves, small birds, and small mammals
Size:	Length: 13-20 inches with a tail about the same length Weight: 3-9 pounds
Lifespan:	Up to 40 yrs in captivity.
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Special Features:

In order to keep their sense of direction and mark territory, they leave a scent among the foliage of the trees by soaking their feet and hands in their urine (urine-washing).
They have opposable thumbs and big toes.
Capuchins have been used by organ grinders for years. Now they are also being used to assist quadriplegics

Social Structure & Behavior:

Troop size ranges from 6-20 members. Highly social, they spend most of their time with reciprocal grooming. When they separate to hunt food, they keep in constant contact by hoarse calls.

Capuchins are arboreal, and when they travel together they move in a specific order with juvenile males and females first, then adult males and females, followed by pregnant females.

Reproduction:"
Sexual maturity at 4-8 years. Gestation 6 months resulting in a single birth. Females give birth every two years if the infant survives. If the infant becomes separated from its mother, another adult will carry it back to its mother.