Monkey of Central and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head; SYN. ringtail, Cebus capucinus. Monkey of the genus Cebus found in Central and South America, so called because the hairs on the head resemble the cowl of a Capuchin monk. Capuchins live in small groups, feed on fruit and insects, and have a long tail that is semiprehensile and can give support when climbing through the trees.
There are now thought to be only 800 yellow-breasted capuchins left in the wild, found only in the Atlantic forest in S of Bahia state.
A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white. + prikaži više