These Are The Leaders of This Adorable Monkey Troop!

15 capuchins make up this diverse group, and they're a barrel of fun to watch.

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00:00We just got in 15 brand new residents here at the San Diego Zoo.

00:08There are 15 tufted capuchin monkeys and they are a barrel of fun to watch.

00:14This is a very diverse group of animals.

00:17There are 6 males and 9 females and their ages range from 1 all the way up to 35.

00:24So within the tufted capuchin group there is one dominant male

00:27and our dominant male's name is Ozzy and Ozzy is the biggest.

00:31He's the most impressive looking and he rules the group.

00:35So in the wild he would be responsible for finding food for the group, for protecting the group.

00:40So they all bow down to Ozzy and then there's less dominant animals within that group

00:46and there is also a dominant female and her name is Wilma.

00:50Capuchin monkeys are found in South and Central America

00:53and they are diurnal so they're awake during the day.

00:57They spend most of their daytime hours looking for food, watching for predators

01:01and they have the largest brain of all New World monkeys so they're very intelligent.

01:08So if you come to the San Diego Zoo and you stand in front of this exhibit

01:11you're going to see them playing, interacting with each other

01:14and they love to interact with the public.

01:17So it's very likely that you're going to be entertaining them

01:20just as much as they're entertaining you.

01:23Thanks for having me.

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