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Yellow-breasted capuchin

Sapajus xanthosternos

The yellow-breasted capuchin monkey is one of the rare primate species to use tools, such as stones as nutcrackers. Highly expressive through their facial mimics, these monkeys are still being studied by scientists to understand the evolution of cognitive abilities, and by extension the evolution of mankind.

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