Babuchin (SciiFii)

The babuchin (Paracebus macaca) is a species of capuchin monkey that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands across South America to help boost biodiversity. The babuchin usually ranges in body length from about 40 cm (16 in) for females, to about 50 cm (20 in) for males. The babuchin eats a primarily herbivorous diet, living mostly on wild fruits, flowers, leaves, seeds, and seed pods. In agricultural areas, babuchins become problem animals, as they raid bean, pea, rice, vegetable, fruit, and grain crops. Animal foods of their diet include grasshoppers and termites. Raids of cattle egrets and oropendola nests have been observed where the babuchins eat the eggs and chicks. Babupuchins are social animals and they live in troops than can contain around 100 individuals at a time. Female babuchins do not have external signs indicating estrus, thus elaborate social behaviors involving reproduction do not occur. Typically, a female gives birth once a year, between September and February, after a gestation period around 165 days. Usually, only one infant is born at a time, though twins can occur rarely. A normal infant weighs 300–400 grams (11–14 oz). The conservation status of the babuchin is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the babuchin's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.