Monkeys are kidnapping babies of another species on a Panamanian island, perplexing scientists
At first, behavioral ecologist Zoë Goldsborough thought the small figure seen on the back of a capuchin monkey in her camera trap footage was just a baby capuchin. But something, she said, seemed off. A closer look revealed the figure’s unexpected coloration. She quickly sent a screenshot to her research collaborators. They were perplexed.