How close the monkeys were to one another socially was found to be a good predictor of which ones would learn from each other. The post Study finds social bonds help tool-using monkeys learn new ...

Chimpanzees and capuchin monkeys use tools to get food. Primates often groom each other by picking off dirt and ticks, not just to stay clean, but also to build friendships and settle fights.

NEW YORK -- Call them knockoffs. Rock-smashing monkeys in Brazil make stone flakes that look a lot like tools made by our ancient ancestors. Scientists watched as Capuchin monkeys in a national ...

Anthropologists and psychologists have studied wild monkeys problem-solving for food to better understand how social dynamics can influence behaviour and learning.  ...

Not just tool users The white-faced capuchins on Jicarón island have developed a unique tradition of using stone tools to crack open hard foods like nuts and shellfish.