Remote sensing technology used to map habitat of monkey with hominid-like behavior
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 11:50
in Biology & Nature
Biologists and psychologists are fascinated by the bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) of northeastern Brazil, which exhibit behavior that is extremely rare in the animal kingdom: they use stone tools to crack open the hard casings of palm nuts, to eat the meat inside.