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Panamanian white-faced capuchins (Cebus imitator)

These three individuals were wracking their brains on how to extract an invertebrate from a hole, unsuccessfully using a small stick as a probe. Capuchins are considered the most intelligent of the New World monkeys, notably using tools to get to food or to defend themselves.

 

Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

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Uploaded on May 8, 2021