Hello readers this is my first time line like thing involving changing the evolution of the Capuchin monkey. I am just starting with a description of them then i shall do more on their history and perhaps fulfill what the title describes and detail their clashes with humans.
Geographic Range
Capuchins are found throughout the Americas with evidence that they have settled in far eastern Siberia in small numbers. Anatomically modern Capuchins reached their modern form about 100,000 years ago in the grasslands of South America. They travelled in waves north with North America being populated in 50,000 years ago.
Habitat
Capuchins are found in all habitats of the Americas. Capuchins are able to modify their enviroment with agriculture and urban development, they are also capable of going out to see mainly to hunt.
Physical Description
It is a common misconception that Capuchins have three genders, even among the Capuchins themselves their societies are organized around the idea of three genders. Capuchins are typical of upright primates but they are notably different from humans. We will begin with describing the the basic features:
Most have black-yellow hair, the hair on the head is black whilst the further down it goes the yellower it gets. In northern areas their hair is light with the top part darker than the bottom, also in northern climates they had lighter skin and eyes. Capuchins eyes are large compared to humans and are slightly diagonal. They have no brow ridges but have slight ridges at the side of the eye due to their large eye sockets. The socket extends down forming very low cheekbones that give a narrow appearance. to the face. The Capuchins in hotter places have larger noses than their northern counterparts but they all have quite flared nostrils and a narrow ridge that runs from the middle of the nose to the bottom of the forehead. They also lack larger lips like some humans have.
Capuchin males on average stand at around 5,8 and weigh on average 300 lb (136 kg). The weight is primarily muscle making them very tough customers indeed if attacked, however they are not very agile. The males have high testosterone making them look quite rugged facially. Most cultures males take pride in their large yellow beards. They also have the largest canines among the genders and they are still rather "monkey" like in size.
Capuchin females are divided into two, mothers and hunters. Mothers as you can tell by the name developed to be just that. They are about 5 foot in height with plump bodies large secondary sexual characteristics. Like the males they aren't very agile nor are they particularly strong.
Hunters are considered the third gender because despite being female they look little like the mothers. Hunters are tall and sleek standing in on average at 6,5. Their facial features are a mix of masculine and and feminine and they have none of the mothers secondary sexual characteristic. They are still female however, the main difference is they are infertile and do not undergo sexual maturity.
Reproduction
Throughout the Capuchin cultures the practices of reproduction are quite constant. A male and his close allies, often brothers, have control over a harem of related females. The alpha male favours the alpha female but can still reproduce with the other females if he wishes. The males have little involvement with rearing the young, leaving that to the collective effort of the mothers. Males do tend to at least partially interact with their sons, primarily teaching them about war. Notably Capuchins do not recognize siblings who have a different mother from them, it is not due to culture it is just seemingly natural behavior. In more primitive Capuchin societies if a male gains a new harem which already has children of another male he will try to kill them, and almost always succeeds despite the mothers attempts to stop them. In more advanced societies these young will be connected to clans so killing them risks conflict. The new males will not be kind to the children that aren't theirs, many have "accidental" deaths.
Other than that Capuchin's reproduction is very similar to our own.
Lifespan
Like humans the lifespan of a Capuchin varies wildly with things like nutrional status and diseases. Without such hindrances a Capuchin could live over a 100, but that has never happened. Male Capuchins have the shortest lives, perhaps half are killed before the age of 25, the longer they survive the tougher they become. The main killer of males is themselves as every Capuchin society is quite violent. The biggest killer for mothers is childbirth. Hunters get the best deal as they live the safest life, at least in agricultural societies.
Behavior
Capuchins behaviour is complex, with advanced tool making and different ways of living across the Americas. Still many things remain constant.
Violence is a key thing in every Capuchin society and in allot of cultures it is the sole purpose of the male. In the advanced societies battles are grand affairs that happen in between basic raiding, they are grand affairs indeed. But the battlefield is always more than two sides facing off. For on the battlefield the affairs of the males is decided, the stronger males who have survived many battles command the armies whilst the younger males are on the front line. Not only does this leave the better soldiers for last but it gives the males in power a chance to have rivals killed. In Central America triumphant warriors are rewarded females from other clans who see him as a superior, it is a subtle sign of submission in a sense. Another sign of submission or attempts to get favours among the males is sexual favours, these mainly happen out on the field however.
Mothers may not have much freedom but they certainly wield power, especially over their sons. Males and females alike take their clan name from their mother and although they may kill their cousins and the like they will be allot more aggressive to foreign groups.
Hunters are the odd ones. They originated when Capuchins began living on the plains and hunting. As mothers had to devout allot more time into raising children the males couldn't move away from them in fear of loosing their harem or the mothers being killed by animals so Hunters developed to take up the slack and bring food to the table. Overall "stone age" Capuchin society was very brutal, few males lived past young adulthood and tremendous pressure was put onto Hunters to be smart, fast and overall excellent hunters. In the agricultural societies Hunters tend to fill the farming role and do the majority of work. Their "play time" comes in the form of war where they are used as skirmishers and raiders and are prone to running away.
Despite all this Capuchins are capable of building civilizations.
Food Habits
Despite being very aggressive and having large canines Capuchins actually eat less meat than humans. But like us their diet varies greatly and they are omnivores.
Communication
Capuchins communicate like us with language, however being a different species their language is wildly different from our own. Capuchin languages are very high pitched, it sounds closest to birds chirping. The languages do have deep sounds that tends to involve a "R" like sound. Humans are unable to make most Capuchin noises and they are unable to make most of ours.
Predation
Like us Capuchins don't really have predators apart from the occasional case of being opportunistically preyed upon.
Geographic Range
Capuchins are found throughout the Americas with evidence that they have settled in far eastern Siberia in small numbers. Anatomically modern Capuchins reached their modern form about 100,000 years ago in the grasslands of South America. They travelled in waves north with North America being populated in 50,000 years ago.
Habitat
Capuchins are found in all habitats of the Americas. Capuchins are able to modify their enviroment with agriculture and urban development, they are also capable of going out to see mainly to hunt.
Physical Description
It is a common misconception that Capuchins have three genders, even among the Capuchins themselves their societies are organized around the idea of three genders. Capuchins are typical of upright primates but they are notably different from humans. We will begin with describing the the basic features:
Most have black-yellow hair, the hair on the head is black whilst the further down it goes the yellower it gets. In northern areas their hair is light with the top part darker than the bottom, also in northern climates they had lighter skin and eyes. Capuchins eyes are large compared to humans and are slightly diagonal. They have no brow ridges but have slight ridges at the side of the eye due to their large eye sockets. The socket extends down forming very low cheekbones that give a narrow appearance. to the face. The Capuchins in hotter places have larger noses than their northern counterparts but they all have quite flared nostrils and a narrow ridge that runs from the middle of the nose to the bottom of the forehead. They also lack larger lips like some humans have.
Capuchin males on average stand at around 5,8 and weigh on average 300 lb (136 kg). The weight is primarily muscle making them very tough customers indeed if attacked, however they are not very agile. The males have high testosterone making them look quite rugged facially. Most cultures males take pride in their large yellow beards. They also have the largest canines among the genders and they are still rather "monkey" like in size.
Capuchin females are divided into two, mothers and hunters. Mothers as you can tell by the name developed to be just that. They are about 5 foot in height with plump bodies large secondary sexual characteristics. Like the males they aren't very agile nor are they particularly strong.
Hunters are considered the third gender because despite being female they look little like the mothers. Hunters are tall and sleek standing in on average at 6,5. Their facial features are a mix of masculine and and feminine and they have none of the mothers secondary sexual characteristic. They are still female however, the main difference is they are infertile and do not undergo sexual maturity.
Reproduction
Throughout the Capuchin cultures the practices of reproduction are quite constant. A male and his close allies, often brothers, have control over a harem of related females. The alpha male favours the alpha female but can still reproduce with the other females if he wishes. The males have little involvement with rearing the young, leaving that to the collective effort of the mothers. Males do tend to at least partially interact with their sons, primarily teaching them about war. Notably Capuchins do not recognize siblings who have a different mother from them, it is not due to culture it is just seemingly natural behavior. In more primitive Capuchin societies if a male gains a new harem which already has children of another male he will try to kill them, and almost always succeeds despite the mothers attempts to stop them. In more advanced societies these young will be connected to clans so killing them risks conflict. The new males will not be kind to the children that aren't theirs, many have "accidental" deaths.
Other than that Capuchin's reproduction is very similar to our own.
Lifespan
Like humans the lifespan of a Capuchin varies wildly with things like nutrional status and diseases. Without such hindrances a Capuchin could live over a 100, but that has never happened. Male Capuchins have the shortest lives, perhaps half are killed before the age of 25, the longer they survive the tougher they become. The main killer of males is themselves as every Capuchin society is quite violent. The biggest killer for mothers is childbirth. Hunters get the best deal as they live the safest life, at least in agricultural societies.
Behavior
Capuchins behaviour is complex, with advanced tool making and different ways of living across the Americas. Still many things remain constant.
Violence is a key thing in every Capuchin society and in allot of cultures it is the sole purpose of the male. In the advanced societies battles are grand affairs that happen in between basic raiding, they are grand affairs indeed. But the battlefield is always more than two sides facing off. For on the battlefield the affairs of the males is decided, the stronger males who have survived many battles command the armies whilst the younger males are on the front line. Not only does this leave the better soldiers for last but it gives the males in power a chance to have rivals killed. In Central America triumphant warriors are rewarded females from other clans who see him as a superior, it is a subtle sign of submission in a sense. Another sign of submission or attempts to get favours among the males is sexual favours, these mainly happen out on the field however.
Mothers may not have much freedom but they certainly wield power, especially over their sons. Males and females alike take their clan name from their mother and although they may kill their cousins and the like they will be allot more aggressive to foreign groups.
Hunters are the odd ones. They originated when Capuchins began living on the plains and hunting. As mothers had to devout allot more time into raising children the males couldn't move away from them in fear of loosing their harem or the mothers being killed by animals so Hunters developed to take up the slack and bring food to the table. Overall "stone age" Capuchin society was very brutal, few males lived past young adulthood and tremendous pressure was put onto Hunters to be smart, fast and overall excellent hunters. In the agricultural societies Hunters tend to fill the farming role and do the majority of work. Their "play time" comes in the form of war where they are used as skirmishers and raiders and are prone to running away.
Despite all this Capuchins are capable of building civilizations.
Food Habits
Despite being very aggressive and having large canines Capuchins actually eat less meat than humans. But like us their diet varies greatly and they are omnivores.
Communication
Capuchins communicate like us with language, however being a different species their language is wildly different from our own. Capuchin languages are very high pitched, it sounds closest to birds chirping. The languages do have deep sounds that tends to involve a "R" like sound. Humans are unable to make most Capuchin noises and they are unable to make most of ours.
Predation
Like us Capuchins don't really have predators apart from the occasional case of being opportunistically preyed upon.