Capuchin monkey | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Capuchinmonkeysareusuallydarkbrownwithacream/off-whitecoloringaroundtheirnecks.Theyreachalengthof30to56cm(12to22in),withtailsthatare ...

Subfamily of New World monkeys

The capuchin monkeys () are New World monkeys of the subfamily Cebinae. They are readily identified as the "organ grinder" monkey, and have been used in many movies and television shows. The range of capuchin monkeys includes some tropical forests in Central America and South America as far south as northern Argentina. In Central America, where they are called white-faced monkeys ("carablanca"), they usually occupy the wet lowland forests on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama and deciduous dry forest on the Pacific coast.

Etymology[edit]

The word "capuchin" derives from a group of friars named the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an offshoot from the Franciscans, who wear brown robes with large hoods. When Portuguese explorers reached the Americas in the 15th century, they found small monkeys whose coloring resembled these friars,...

Tufted capuchin | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey is a New World primate from South America. Read More

Capuchin monkey | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Capuchin monkeys are usually dark brown with a cream/off-white coloring around their necks. They reach a length of 30 to 56 cm (12 to 22 in), with tails that are ... Read More

Tufted capuchin – WNPRC – UW–Madison | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The heart of the range of the tufted capuchin is the northwestern half of Brazil and the Amazon basin. It is found in western Amazonia, and in the middle and lower ... Read More

Cebus apella | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Above the ears the black hairs form tufts of fur giving the species one of its common names, tufted capuchin monkey. Facial patterns are variable among ... Read More

Tufted Capuchin | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Description: Tufted Capuchins have a prehensile tail which acts as a fifth limb when the capuchin travels through the trees. There are two tufted 'horns' above ... Read More

CAPUCHIN MONKEYS (TUFTED CAPUCHIN) CEBUS APELLA | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Physical Characteristics: ... Tufted capuchins such as Bonnie, have a “signature” tuft of dark hair on the tops of their heads. When they are very young, they do not ... Read More

Brown capuchin | 台北市立動物園資訊網

These monkeys are round-headed and stockily built, with fully haired prehensile tails and opposable thumbs. The body is 30–55 cm (12–22 inches) long, with a ... Read More

BBC Two | 台北市立動物園資訊網

If ever a primate deserved the title “clever monkey” it's the tufted (or bearded) capuchins that live in Brazil's Serra da Capivara National Park. These monkeys ... Read More

Tufted Capuchins – The Monkey Speaks His Mind | 台北市立動物園資訊網

2013年9月30日 — Cebus apella of the Cebidae family is better known as the tufted capuchin. The tufted capuchin is a New World primate located in South ... Read More

Brown Capuchin Monkeys – Living links | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Habitat & Range: Brown or Tufted, Capuchins ( Sapajus apella) are a South American species found primarily in Brazil, around the Amazon Basin. They occupy ... Read More

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