Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Cocco
Cocco is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Cocco
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Tufted capuchin
Sapajus apella
The tufted capuchin is an intelligent primate with dark head tufts and dexterous hands.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Omnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Tropical and subtropical forests.
- Distribution
- Northern and central South America.
- Feeding
- Fruit, seeds, insects, eggs and small vertebrates.
- Characteristics
- An intelligent primate with dark head tufts and dexterous hands.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
It can use stones and other objects as tools.