A baby howler monkey clinging onto a young adult male capuchin monkey on Jicaron Island in Panama, in September 2022. — Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour/AP
A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they’re not related and not even the same species.
Scientists spotted surprising evidence of what they describe as monkey kidnappings while reviewing video footage from a small island of Panama. The capuchin monkeys were seen carrying at least 11 howler babies between 2022 and 2023.
