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CAPUCHIN monkeys have been caught on camera abducting the babies of another primate.

- BY STEPHEN BEECH

CAPUCHIN monkeys have been caught on camera abducting the babies of another primate.

The “weird” fad - which has led to the deaths of baby howler monkeys - was started by a male named Joker.

The study is the first known case of animals repeatedly abducting and carrying infants of another species — without any clear benefit to themselves.

BOREDOM

The behaviour may have been triggered by boredom, say scientists.