A small monkey with a rounded head and long tail, native to South and Central America; also refers to a Franciscan friar wearing a distinctive pointed hood.
Named from the capuche hood worn by Capuchin monks (from Italian cappuccino), because the monkey's head markings resembled a monk's hooded head. The Franciscan order adopted this name in the 16th century.
Capuchin monkeys are so intelligent that they were kept as companion animals by nobility and traveled on ships—they became celebrities in European courts before they were studied scientifically, making them one of the first non-human primates to become famous!
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