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When: August 11, 2022

Where: Dierenpark de Oliemeulen Tilburg, the Netherlands

Playfully lounging

Species: Colombian White-Faced Capuchin (Witschouderkapucijnaap)

Latin name: Cebus Capucinus

Originates from the extreme eastern portion Panama and the extreme north-western portion of South America in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.

Current status: Vulnerable

Did you know:

…They are also commonly named Colombian White-Headed Capuchin and Colombian White-Throated Capuchin.

…All members of the genus Cebus are named Capuchins after the Capuchin friars; the cowls of these friars closely resemble the Monkey’s head coloration.

…They are New World Monkeys, relatively small in size with a slender body. Males are larger and heavier than females, and also have a longer tail.

…All Capuchins are highly intelligent – they have been observed using tools to open nuts, and those native to Costa Rica have been seen rubbing themselves with medicinal and insect-repellant plants.

…Sadly, despite them being considered Vulnerable and thus Endanged by the IUCN, they are often kept as pets and in the entertainment industry to perform tricks on screen.

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Description

When: August 11, 2022

Where: Dierenpark de Oliemeulen Tilburg, the Netherlands

Playfully lounging

Species: Colombian White-Faced Capuchin (Witschouderkapucijnaap)

Latin name: Cebus Capucinus

Originates from the extreme eastern portion Panama and the extreme north-western portion of South America in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.

Current status: Vulnerable

Did you know:

…They are also commonly named Colombian White-Headed Capuchin and Colombian White-Throated Capuchin.

…All members of the genus Cebus are named Capuchins after the Capuchin friars; the cowls of these friars closely resemble the Monkey’s head coloration.

…They are New World Monkeys, relatively small in size with a slender body. Males are larger and heavier than females, and also have a longer tail.

…All Capuchins are highly intelligent – they have been observed using tools to open nuts, and those native to Costa Rica have been seen rubbing themselves with medicinal and insect-repellant plants.

…Sadly, despite them being considered Vulnerable and thus Endanged by the IUCN, they are often kept as pets and in the entertainment industry to perform tricks on screen.

© Mouselemur Photography • Portegiesje

Our work is copyrighted. Do not reproduce, copy edit, publish, transmit or upload in any way without our written permission.

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