Some capuchin monkeys open coconuts with stone hammers — ChillScroll

A white-faced capuchin holding a rounded stone over a coconut on a flat rock

Some capuchin monkeys open coconuts with stone hammers

White-faced capuchins on islands in Panama place hard food on a flat anvil stone and strike it with another stone. The hammer-and-anvil habit is regularly used by this small population.

Coconut on the table, smooth rock in hand, one careful thump.

Source · Smithsonian Institution ↗