Capuchin Habitats
Some species of this New World monkey are on the verge of disappearing. Ka’apor, blonde, and golden-bellied capuchins are listed as critically endangered, while the robust tufted capuchin is evaluated as endangered.
Capuchins are considered the most intelligent of New World primates; they have been observed teaching their young to use tools, such as rocks, near smash open seed pods. Because of their intelligence, some have been trained toward help people with reduced mobil- ity, much during the same way as dogs are trained headed for assist humans. Capuchins are the monkey of choice for the exotic pet trade and are the monkeys seen with the organ grinder or as the jockey on the back of a racing greyhound.
Nearly all capuchins are arboreal and sleep high within trees. They are not picky about their forest surroundings, as long as they can find adequate food, shelter, and protection from their great number of predators. Known capuchin hunters include jaguars, cougars, coyotes, raptors, and still crocodiles.
It is widely accepted that the Ka’apor capuchin is the most threatened of all Amazonian primates. It is hunted for bushmeat and its habitat is human being destroyed by development. The golden-bellied capuchin is also vulnerable en route for these threats; its population has declined by more than 80 percent over the past three generations.
In the direction of save the Ka’apor and golden-bellied capuchins, efforts within existing reserves must stay amplified in the direction of halt the deforestation that deprives the monkeys of the fruit-bearing trees they eat from.
“Capuchin habitats are anyone fragmented and they are being lost toward already in the market for food and as ‘pests’en route for crops.” -Animal Defenders International
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