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First Camera Trap Evidence of Predation of a Black Capuchin Monkey, Sapajus nigritus, by a Cougar, Puma concolor, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Predation of capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.) and other primates by cougars (Puma concolor) is reported by some studies, but empirical evidence is limited to cougar's scats. This note presents the video record evidence of predation of a black capuchin monkey (Sapajus nigritus) by a cougar in a large Atlantic forest area of southeastern Brazil, probably in the context of food providing for young.

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Acknowledgments

The editor and the two anonymous reviewers contributed immeasurably to this brief communication. Suemi Tokumaru and Juan Carlos Guix read and improved the first versions of the manuscript.

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Partial financial support was received from CENAP/ICMBio (use of camera traps) and FAPESP (#2019/20525-7).

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  1. Floresta Nacional de Capão Bonito, NGI ICMBio Iperó, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Rodovia SP 258 km 241, Bairro Itanguá, cep, Capão Bonito, SP, 18300-970, Brazil

    Beatriz de Mello Beisiegel

  2. Department of Experimental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo Avenida Professor Mello Moraes, São Paulo, 1721, Brazil

    Vitor Luccas

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B.M.B conceived, designed, and executed this study and wrote the manuscript. VL contributed information and substantial revision to the manuscript.

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de Mello Beisiegel, B., Luccas, V. First Camera Trap Evidence of Predation of a Black Capuchin Monkey, Sapajus nigritus, by a Cougar, Puma concolor, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Int J Primatol 44, 245–248 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-022-00341-8

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