Black-capped Capuchin Monkey:
The Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) has imported eight black-capped capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella) from South Africa under an animal exchange programme.
- Black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) is also known as tufted capuchins.
- It is native to South America, where they are ubiquitous throughout the Amazon River Basin.
- It is mainly found in tropical, subtropical, dry, submontane, savannah, mangrove forests.
- Behavior and Lifestyle of Black-capped Capuchin Monkey:
- Black-capped capuchins are predominantly arboreal and diurnal species.
- Communication: Black-capped capuchin monkeys communicate with one another through vocalizations, body language, tactile methods, and olfactory cues.
- It is classified as omnivores, their diet consists of fruit, seeds, nuts, insects, lizards, eggs and crustaceans.
- Ecological Role: Feeding upon fruit, the capuchins become seed dispersers of certain forest plants.
- Conservation Status: IUCN: Least Concern
- Bannerghatta Biological Park has been an integral part of Bannerghatta National Park and emerged out as an independent establishment in 2002.
