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Texas Monkey For Sale  Capuchin monkey is the common name for the tropical New World monkeys comprising the genus Cebus of the primate family Cebidae, characterized by a hairy, prehensile tail, and a darkly color body, arms, and legs, with a white face, throat, and chest, and a dark cap on the head. Their common name comes from their coloration and their cap of crown hair . Which resembles the cowls worn by the Franciscan Capuchin order of Catholic friars. Cebus is the only genus in subfamily Cebinae.

The range of the capuchin monkeys includes Central America (Honduras) and middle South America (middle Brazil, eastern Peru, Paraguay). Sometimes capuchins plunder fields and crops and are seen as troublesome by nearby human populations. In some regions they have become rare due to the destruction of their habitat. Capuchins are considered among the most intelligent New World monkeys.

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Easily recognized as the “organ grinder” monkeys, capuchins, which are diurnal . Are sometimes kept as exotic pets, and they are also sometimes used as service animals. Some organizations have been training capuchin monkeys to assist quadriplegics in a manner similar to mobility assistance dogs. After being socialized in a human home as infants, the monkeys undergo extensive training before being place with a quadriplegic.

Around the house, the monkeys help out by doing tasks including microwaving food, washing the quadriplegic’s face, and opening drink bottles. Beyond these values, capuchins add to the human wonder of nature, are use in laboratory research, and are a key part of tropical food chains. Capuchins reach a length of 30 to 56 centimeters (12-22 inches), with tails that are just as long as the body. They weigh up to 1.3 kilograms (2 pounds, 13 ounces), with brains of mass 35-40 grams.

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Capuchins generally resemble the friars of their namesake. Their body, arms, legs and tail are all darkly (black or brown) colored, while the face, throat and chest are white colored, and their head has a black cap. Like most New World monkeys, capuchins are diurnal and arboreal. With the exception of a midday nap, they spend their entire day searching for food. At night, they sleep in the trees, wedged between branches. They are undemanding regarding their habitat and can thus be found in many differing areas. Texas Monkey For Sale

The diet of the capuchins is more varied than other monkeys in the family Cebidae. They are omnivores, eating not only fruits, nuts, seeds, and buds, but also insects, spiders, bird eggs, and small vertebrates. Capuchins living near water will also eat crabs and shellfish by cracking their shells with stones. Among the natural enemies of the capuchins are large falcons, cats, and snakes.

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Capuchins are consider among, if not the most intelligent New World monkeys and are often used in laboratories. The tufted capuchin is especially note for its long-term tool usage . One of the few examples of primate tool use other than by apes. Upon seeing macaws eating palm nuts, cracking them open with their beaks, these capuchins will select a few of the ripest fruits, nip off the tip of the fruit and drink down the juice . Then seemingly discard the rest of the fruit with the nut inside.

When these discard fruits have hardened and become slightly brittle . The capuchins will gather them up again and take them to a large flat boulder where they have previously gathered a few river stones from up to a mile away. They will then use these stones, some of them weighing as much as the monkeys, to crack open the fruit to get to the nut inside. Young capuchins will watch this process to learn from the older, more experience adults