baby capuchin monkey for sale

Baby capuchin monkey for sale live in groups of 10 to 40 members. These groups consist of related females and their offspring, as well as several males. Usually groups are dominated by a single male. The Capuchins in a group will groom each other and vocalize to communicate. The Capuchin group will be protective of its territory, marking a central area of their territory with urine and defending it against intruders. baby capuchin monkey for sale

Females bear young every two years following a 160 to 180 day gestation. The young cling to their mother’s chest until they are larger, when they move to her back a Capuchin Monkey takes 18 – 24 months to grow into an adult. Adult male capuchins rarely take part in caring for the young. Within four years for females and eight years for males, juveniles become fully mature. In captivity, individual capuchins have reached an age of 45 years, although life expectancy in nature is only 15 to 25 years