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Tool use in wild capuchin monkeys (Cebus albifrons trinitatis)

✍ Scribed by Kimberley A. Phillips

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
33 KB
Volume
46
Category
Article
ISSN
0275-2565

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✦ Synopsis

White-fronted capuchins were observed to use leaves as cups to retrieve water from tree cavities. On multiple occasions several individuals performed this behavior. Thus, these capuchins engage in habitual tool use, as defined by McGrew's classificatory scheme of tool using behavior. Am.

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