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  "id": 3977370,
  "title": "When Fruit Is Scarce, These Monkeys Hunt Animals. The Behavior May Offer Clues About the Origins of Humans' Meat-Eating Habits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/when-fruit-is-scarce-these-monkeys-hunt-animals-the-behavior-may",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-fruit-is-scarce-these-monkeys-hunt-animals-the-behavior-may-offer-clues-about-the-origins-of-humans-meat-eating-habits-180989412/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The bearded capuchins of northeastern Brazil typically eat plant-based foods, but they turn to small vertebrates when those sources are limited. Our ancestors may have done the same, eventually allowing predatory behaviors to be more frequently passed on in our lineage",
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      {
        "outlet": "Science News",
        "title": "Monkeys hunt small animals when fruit is scarce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/monkeys-hunt-small-animals-when-fruit-is-scarce",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Discover Magazine",
        "title": "Capuchin Monkeys Hunt Small Vertebrates When Fruit Runs Low, Eating Brains and Organs First",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/capuchin-monkeys-hunt-small-vertebrates-when-fruit-runs-low-eating",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}