Brown Capuchins (Cebus apella)

Capuchins are a New World monkey species native to the forests of South America. Brown capuchins have rust-colored fur on the body with dark brown legs, arms and tails. Their faces are light brown and have a dark brown cap that looks like the hair of a capuchin monk (from which they get their name). Capuchins are possibly the most intelligent of all the monkey species. They are clever problem solvers and are known to display tool-use both in the wild and in captivity.

Our lab works with a colony of captive capuchin monkeys.  Our monkeys are socially-housed in a large enclosure equipped with a variety of naturalistic toys and branches.  Our lab is committed to providing our capuchins with a comfortable and naturalistic environment, one in which they are able to establish natural social relationships.  Our capuchin studies involve only non-invasive behavioral studies.