Wild capuchin monkeys can understand cause and effect well enough to use rocks to dig for food, scientists have found. Capuchin monkeys often use tools and solve problems in captivity and sometimes in ...

The bearded capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus) is a nimble little monkey found in the forests of northeast Brazil. S. libidinosus is not a particularly picky eater, and will happily chow down on flowers, ...

A few million years ago, our human ancestors began picking up rocks and using them as tools, marking the beginning of the Stone Age. Now a group of monkeys in Panama may have entered a Stone Age of ...

Brazilian capuchins have been monkeying around with stone tools for hundreds of years, Oxford University scientists have discovered. The primates have been observed using stones as hammers and anvils ...

Researchers say that capuchin monkeys made ancient stone tools discovered in Brazil. Previously academics believed that they were evidence of early human habitation. Capuchin monkeys are capable of ...