Yellow-breasted Capuchin

Sapajus xanthosternos

Yellow-breasted Capuchin

Sapajus xanthosternos
  • Class
    Mammalia
  • Order
    Primates
  • Familly
    Cebidae
  • Zoo la Palmyre, taille animal
    35–42cm
  • Zoo la Palmyre, poids animal
    ♂ 2-4.8kg, ♀ 1.3-3.4kg
  • Zoo la Palmyre, durée gestation animal
    6 months
  • Zoo la Palmyre, naissances animal
    1
  • Zoo la Palmyre, longévité animal
    40 years
  • Diet
    omnivorous (mainly fruit, grains, flowers, nuts, insects, chicks, small reptiles, eggs)
  • Habitat
    Atlantic forest
  • Range
    East-central Brazil
  • This species is part of a European Breeding Program
  • Population in the wild
    En diminution
  • IUCN REDLIST status
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Yellow-breasted Capuchins live in groups varying in size from a dozen to more than 30. Active during the daytime, they live in the trees in tropical forests. Clever and curious, they are able to use tools (such as stones to break nuts) and get food in the trickiest situations (for instance, on a palm tree covered in thorns).
 
Their vocalisations include a wide variety of cries and sounds (groans, tweets, whistles, purrs).
 
Endangered because of the destruction of their habitat and being hunted for their meat and for the illegal pet trade, Yellow-breasted Capuchins now number less than 3,000 in the wild.

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