white-throated capuchin

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An adult white-throated capuchin monkey, Cebus capucinus, stands on a rock with a baby clinging to its back, surrounded by large green leaves.

white-throated capuchin

monkey

Also known as: Cebus capucinus

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capuchin monkey
…includes the more lightly built white-throated (C. capucinus), white-fronted (C. albifrons), and weeper (C. nigrivittatus) capuchins, in which the crown bears a smooth, dark, and more or less pointed cap. The name black-capped capuchin has been applied to both C. apella and C. nigrivittatus.The genus Cebus belongs to the family…
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…includes the more lightly built white-throated (C. capucinus), white-fronted (C. albifrons), and weeper (C. nigrivittatus) capuchins, in which the crown bears a smooth, dark, and more or less pointed cap. The name black-capped capuchin has been applied to both C. apella and C. nigrivittatus.The genus Cebus belongs to the family…
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