Caught on camera, capuchin monkeys kidnap howler monkey babies Scientists spotted surprising evidence of what they describe as monkey kidnappings while reviewing video from a small island of Panama.

Capuchin monkeys kidnap babies of another species — and the deadly abductions are caught on camera May 19, 2025 / 12:35 PM EDT / CBS/AP Authorities left speechless after monkey dials 911 in Paso ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby howler ... as monkey kidnappings while reviewing video footage from a small island of Panama. The capuchin monkeys were seen carrying at least 11 howler babies between ...

The capuchin monkeys were seen carrying at least 11 howler babies between 2022 and 2023. “This was very much a shocking finding,” said Zoë Goldsborough, a behavioral ecologist at the Max ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a baby howler monkey clinging onto a young adult male capuchin monkey on Jicarón Island, Panama in September 2022. (Brendan Barrett/Max Planck Institute ...

Scientists have found evidence of monkey kidnappings in Panama. Video footage shows male capuchin monkeys carrying howler monkey babies between 2022 and 2023. The motivations for one species of ...