Basics
What type of animal is a capuchin
What is a monkey
Capuchins are native to which continent
What is south america
What is the dietary habits of a capuchin
Omnivore
When are capuchin most active
What is diurnal / the day
One major threat to capuchins is illegal capture for this industry.
What is the exotic pet trade?
What is the average lifespan of a capuchin
What is ~25 years
What is the most common habitat for capuchins
What are tropical rainforests
The dry season in Central American forests typically spans these months, affecting capuchin fruit availability.
What is December through April?
This social behavior, often seen between capuchins, helps maintain bonds and reduce stress.
What is grooming?
This international group monitors the status of animal populations and maintains the Red List of Threatened Species.
What is the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)?
Name the scientific subfamily of the capuchin
What is a cebinae
Habitat loss due to this human activity threatens capuchin populations
What is deforestation or logging
Capuchins are known to hide and store food for later, this behavior is known as
What is food caching
Capuchins typically live in these, which are made up of multiple individuals with a clear hierarchy.
What are troops?
The white-faced capuchin is listed as this on the IUCN Red List.
What is "Least Concern"?
Capuchins use their tail as a fifth limb, it is also known as what
What is a prehensile
Capuchins near coastal areas may forage in these brackish, salt-tolerant ecosystems.
What are mangrove forests
What is the name of the sharp front teeth used for biting into foods
What are incisors
This member of the troop is usually dominant and leads group movements and decisions.
What is the alpha male
In some places, conservationists install these rope structures to help capuchins safely cross roads.
What are canopy bridges?
Unlike humans, capuchins do not have this anatomical feature that allows full color vision across the red spectrum, making their vision more limited.
What is a third cone cell (or red-sensitive cone cell)?
Capuchin monkeys are only found naturally in this hemisphere.
What is the western hemisphere
Capuchins rely on this digestive process to break down fibrous plant matter
What is microbial fermentation
In some groups, older siblings or other females help care for infants, a behavior known as what?
What is alloparenting?
Capuchin groups separated by roads or agriculture face this conservation issue, where isolated populations can't interact.
What is habitat fragmentation