Video: The way to flirt with a strange capuchin monkey

Unlike other monkeys, females of capuchin monkeys, also known as capuchins or monkeys, often throw stones at potential mates to flirt.

For the first time, scientists filmed a unique, flirtatious love of a bearded capuchin monkey at Serra da Capivara national park in Brazil. This monkey grows naturally in dry steppe areas like Caatinga, northeastern Brazil.

Researcher Camila Galheigo Coelho spent two years studying capuchin's monkey social interactions as well as helping cinematographers reveal the mysteries of the animal's sex life. Capuchin monkeys are famous for their intelligence after being recognized as the first tail primate to use tools.

Their ability to manipulate stones, such as to break nuts, dig up earth and visit holes, has attracted the scientific community for many years. And recent studies have focused on their ability to accurately target and throw stones.

Unlike other monkeys, the females of the capuchin monkey do not have any physical signs that show they are in the most fertile "male" period. Without possessing a genitals that can be swollen or have eye-catching colors, they do not release fluids or radiate a strong scent to communicate, they only prove they are ready to mate through action.

The capuchin monkeys often catch the attention of the male with a sulky face, moans or by touching "guy" and run away . The children will " practice " this behavior while pursuing potential partners and they even throw stones straight at the objects they desire.

Instead of a sign of aggression, the monkey's stoned act as a way of visiting and soliciting."Similar to other primates, male capuchin will wait until the female fully demonstrates all the flirtatious behavior, 'male dynamics' to ensure the chance of mating in the fertile period. most of your partner , " explained Coelh.