The capuchin monkey lives in the central part of South America. Zoologists think that capuchins are the world's smartest monkeys.
    The reason the are named capuchins is because they have a black patch on top of their heads, which is called capuche (monk's hood).
    There are four types of capuchins. Three either have white or beige hair on their faces, chest, upper arms, and black or brown black body hair elsewhere. The fourth species has brown or black body hair, and tufts of black hair on the top of the head.
    The capuchins size is about 17 inches long, not including the tail, which is about 18 inches long. They only weigh about 5 pounds.
    Capuchins live in tropical forests from Honduras to Paraguay. They  mostly stay in trees, but every once in awhile they will come down during the day.
    Capuchins usually eat fruits, insects, seeds and occasionally small backed bone animals, such as lizards and young squirrels.
    Capuchins live in groups  of five to thirty or more monkeys. Each group has at least the same amount of kids and adults. There are also about the same amount of adult females or adult males. A female gives birth about 6 months after the mating. She only has 1 baby every 1 or 2 years.
    The females usually spend their extra time grooming each other.