289: The Science of Monkey Influencers

About this episode

The episode explores the unusual behavior of capuchin monkeys and their trend of abducting baby howler monkeys.

Join us on Patreon! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk TikTok Twitter Instagram Facebook References & Further Reading https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00372-0 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480552-capuchin-monkeys-are-stealing-howler-monkey-babies-in-weird-fad/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/capuchin-monkeys-caught-on-camera-abducting-baby-howler-monkeys-in-a-strange-tradition-seen-for-the-first-time-180986644/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mooQNOPM3RE https://www.mpg.de/24686977/0507-ornr-capuchin-monkeys-develop-bizarre-fad-of-abducting-baby-howlers-987453-x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Y3JWVvB9Q https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/chimps-develop-fashion-trend-by-shoving-grass-in-their-ears-and-in-their-butts

People in this episode

Hosts: Corry, Luke Cutforth

Topics covered

• monkey behavior
• influencers
• animal trends
• capuchin monkeys
• howler monkeys
• science

Keywords

• monkey influencers
• capuchin monkeys
• howler monkeys
• animal behavior
• trends
• science

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Organizations: Sci Guys, Patreon, YouTube, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Live Science

Books & works: Current Biology

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