adorable baby monkey

Length: Head + Body : 12-22 inches (30-55 cm)
Tail : 12-22 inches (30-56 cm)
Weight: 4-15 pounds (1.8-6.8kg).
Females are usually smaller than males
The capuchins are a group of new world monkeys. They are classified as the genus "Cebus". Their name "Capuchin" comes form their coloration, which resembles the cowls worn by the capuchin order of Roman Catholic monks. Cebus is the only genus in the subfamily, "Cebinae". Cebinae includes squirrel monkeys, spider monkeys, wooley monkeys and wooley spider monkeys.


bullet Capuchins (Cebus) consist of four species: C. apella (brown or tufted), C. albifrons (brown pale fronted), C. olivaceus (weeping or wedge capped) and C. capuchinus (white faced capuchins).


bullet The capuchin's range includes Central America (Honduras) and middle South America (Brazil, eastern Peru and Paraguay). The white faced capuchin is native to Central America and the other capuchin species are native to South America.


bullet Capuchins generally resemble the monks of their namesake. Their body, arms, legs and tail are all either black or brown, while the face throat and chest are white and their head has a black cap. The general pattern varies from species to species as well as among individuals within a species. They reach a length of 30 to 56 cm with tails that are as long as their body. They weigh up to 1.3 kg.


bullet Like most New World monkeys, capuchins are diurnal and arboreal. This means that with the exception of a midday nap, they spend their entire day searching for food and hanging out in trees. At night they sleep in trees wedged between branches. Capuchins are adaptable in regard to their habitat and they can be found in many differing areas. Among the natural enemies of the capuchins are large falcons, cats, snakes and of course, humans.


bullet The diet of capuchins are more varied than other monkeys in the family Cebidae. They are omnivores, eating fruits, nuts, seeds, buds in addition to insects, spiders, bird eggs and small vertebrate. Capuchins living near water will also eat crabs by cracking their shells with stones.