Amazingly Intelligent Monkeys | Brazil

in the hardest times there's still a rich source of food for Brazil's capuchin monkeys palm knots one problem you have to break through the tough outer shell young monkeys know the principles but haven't quite mastered the technique frustration sets in and leads to a painful mistake young monkeys learn from their mistakes and watch the older males at work first lesson test the rock to see if it's strong enough for the job not this one capuchins can walk upright and that's important it frees up the hands to carry the stones some rocks weigh more than one-fourth of the capuchins body weight it may take more than ten attempts to crack the man success is not only a matter of intelligence the larger the monkey the heavier the stone it can lift so older males have a real advantage success at last

Channel: Nat Geo WILD

Views: 2,054,896

Rating: 4.7399774 out of 5

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Id: icd_ob8UWgQ

Length: 3min 21sec (201 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 16 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/Carroll8965]

These monkeys are smart.

[u/seanhannit]

the other monkeys need to start hitting the gym...that could've been funny when the last one hit it's toes