They enjoy a diet of fruits, seeds, insects, birds and eggs. At the zoo, they are given monkey chow mixed with fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Black-capped capuchins live in groups of 30 in the upper stories of the trees. They come down only for water or a special food treat. They communicate with loud, hoarse calls.
Capuchins are famous for their mischievous ways, intelligence and good memories.
Dusky Titi Monkey Titi monkeys live in the tropical rain forests of South America. They move silently through the trees in search of fruit, leaves and invertebrates. Family groups huddle together to sleep and intertwine their tails. The twining of tails is not for balance, it is a display of bonding. The Geoffroys cat lives in the forest of South America but prefers high rocky ground with scrubby trees and shrubs.