Blond capuchin monkey Capuchin monkey When it comes to preparing a meal, the blonde capuchin monkey, a critically endangered primate living in Brazil's Mata Atlantica region, has quite the repertoire.

Blond capuchin monkeys of the Brazilian forests use a special technique — smack, swirl, eat — as they fished termites out of trees, a new study of the critically endangered primates shows.

Dubbed the blonde capuchin (or Sapajus flavius), it’s critically endangered, with just 180 mature individuals left. 3. THEY’RE FAMOUS ON TV.

First described by German naturalist George Marcgrave in 1664, the blond capuchin was formally named in 1774. But the blond capuchin disappeared for centuries, only to be re-discovered in 2006.

Blond capuchin monkeys of the Brazilian forests use a special technique — smack, swirl, eat — as they fished termites out of trees, a new study of the critically endangered primates shows.