When fruit is scarce, these monkeys hunt animals

3 comments

• DarmokTanagra 9 minutes ago
  Most Asian primates that I have encountered are omnivores, especially if you include insects and small reptiles/amphibians.

  Is that not the case in Central/South America?
• kleton 10 minutes ago
  Once a horse gets a taste for baby chicks, it's hard to convince them they aren't omnivorous.
• morpheos137 49 minutes ago
  I suspect it is not just when fruit is scarce many if not most primates are omnivores. Fruit is likely easier than meat most of the time but meat contains dense nutrients. Macaques e.g crab eating macaques routinely eat meat.