Graceful Capuchin monkeys in Panama give signs of being passed to stone age

A group of Capuchin monkeys from Panama was seen for the first time with stones as tools to break the hard exterior of some fruits, reported the researchers in a report published in Biorxiv . 19659002] Although robust Capuchin monkeys or Sapajus were known for this condition, the Capuchin monkeys Cebus capucinus had not shown this feature before.

The camera traps in Coiba National Park in Panama have detected this behavior since at least 2004. And the main reasons would be the dangers faced by primates.

"The Capuchins of the Coiba Archipelago are very terrestrial, under high pressure to be predicted and potentially exposed to limited resources.These three conditions are considered important for the evolution of the world. The use of stones, "says the report