Are White Faced Monkeys Dangerous?
White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys Can Be Dangerous. It May Seem Like a Fun Idea to Have One of Them as a Pet, but These Monkeys Are Still Wild Animals. .. . in...
White-faced capuchin monkeys can be dangerous. It may seem like a fun idea to have one of them as a pet, but these monkeys are still wild animals. ... In addition, these monkeys can carry diseases like malaria that they can transmit to humans through a bite.
Can you have a white-faced monkey as a pet?
As of 2018, it is legal to own a pet capuchin monkey in North Carolina, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Indiana, Arkansas, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Are Capuchins good pets?
Wildlife officials adamantly oppose capuchins as pets. ... "Keeping monkeys as pets threatens public health and safety as well as animal welfare. They can attack, they can spread disease and the average pet owner cannot meet their needs in captivity," she said.
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