Caehopkin,
Abercrave,
Swansea Valley, SA9 1UD
South
Wales, UK
Tel +44 (0) 1639 730276
Email:-
desk@cefn-yr-erw.fsnet.co.uk
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Capuchins.. are often referred to as "Barrel Organ Monkeys" and are very intelligent social animals indigenous to South America. As their nickname suggests they have been "domesticated" and used for generations by street merchants, beggars and buskers to attract public attention. They quickly learn to perform quite complex tasks and to interact with humans. There are four distinct species, White Fronted (see Jake, left), White Faced, Brown Tufted, and Wedge Capped. Their natural habitat is rain forest, mangroves, and deciduous dry forest, where they will forage from ground level right up into the canopy. |
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They
are pretty well omnivorous. Their natural diet includes at least 95 types
of fruit, leaves, berries, nuts, seeds, shoots, buds and gums, bark,
insects, spiders, small vertebrates, birds, infant squirrels, baby coatimundis, lizards, eggs, crabs, oysters, and at least 24 species of
flowers.
Capuchins are fascinating animals to watch as they are so active, inquisitive, bold, cheeky and obviously intelligent. |
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