Yellow-breasted capuchin monkey

"Yellow-breasted capuchin monkeys belong to the grasping-tail monkeys. These monkeys use their tails as a kind of fifth hand."

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Yellow-breasted capuchin monkeySapajus xanthosternos

  • Habitat

    Brazil

  • Food

    Fruits, leaves, nuts, small mammals, eggs

  • Lifetime

    30 years

  • Weight

    2.5 - 3.5 kilos

  • Number of young

    1

  • Wear time

    6 months

  • IUCN Status

    Seriously threatened

  • EEP

    yes

  • 30

    subspecies, there exist of the capuchin monkeys

  • 1

    once every 2 years, the yellow-breasted capuchin monkey receives a young

  • 15

    meters high, a yellow-breasted capuchin monkey lives in the tree

    • A fifth hand?

    Yellow-breasted capuchin monkeys belong to the grasping-tail monkeys. These monkeys use their tails as a kind of fifth hand. This allows them to grab onto branches and are real acrobats in the trees! Yellow-breasted capuchin monkeys are also very smart. For example, they use tools to break open nuts, as well as small branches to catch small animals.

    Seriously threatened

    Yellow-breasted capuchin monkeys are under serious threat. Unfortunately, much habitat is disappearing due to forest clearing. As a result, the yellow-breasted capuchin monkey is not seen much anymore in South America. European zoos are working with the Brazilian government to protect this beautiful species.

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