Monkeys hunt small animals when fruit is scarce
Researchers logged 281 vertebrate-eating episodes and said the monkeys shifted to meat when fruit supplies dropped.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = As the fruit they primarily eat becomes scarce, Brazilian capuchin monkeys hunt more small vertebrates such as lizards and rodents...
When fruits and veggies are scarce, monkeys hunt for meat
Capuchin monkeys hunt prey when fruits and vegetables become scarce, potentially mirroring the habits of human ancestors, according to a study published in PLOS One by Susana Carvalho (Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique), Noemi Spagnoletti (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) and colleagues.
The seasonal shortage of fruits and vegetables pushes bearded capuchin monkeys to significantly increase the hunting of small vertebrates, a behavior that researchers link directly with survival strategies that human ancestors could employ during periods of climate instability. This is the main conclusion of [...]
Researchers suggest that the predatory behavior of primates described in a new study may reflect the habits of human ancestors.
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