Black Striped Capuchins

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There are nine types of capuchins according to the National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, and they are: the white fronted capuchin, the tufted capuchin, the white faced capuchin, the Kaapori capuchin, the black striped capuchin, the black capuchin, the wedge capped capuchin, the golden bellied capuchin, and the blond capuchin. All of these capuchins are mostly situated in the same area, which is South America and live in rainforests. The white fronted capuchin has a small body overall, little facial hair, and the body is covered with light yellowish fur with a black cap. There is sexual dimorphism in them because males are usually larger than the females, they also have a line of lighter hair over the spine (Hill, 1960).
The tufted capuchin has dark brown fur on the front of its body, there is light colored fur on the back which starts off from the shoulder, and …show more content…

The black striped capuchin has a light shade of brown fur, while the fur gets darker towards their limbs, and has a tiny black cap on it’s head. The black capuchin simply all very dark colored and have white colored cheeks and has a crown shaped black cap (Hill, 1960). The wedge capped capuchin has longer legs than other capuchins which gives them the ability to jump further than other capuchins, they have dark fur on their foreheads, while the rest of their fur is a lighter shade of brown. Males weigh more than the females and also have larger canines. Golden bellied capuchins have yellow fur surrounding their stomach, chest, and their some parts of their face: the forehead and the cheeks; while their hands feet, and their cap is black. Males are barely larger than female capuchins. The blond capuchin has a thick coat of blondish brown fur all around, but have a pink face with no facial

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