If you’re referring to the baby monkey Cali in the video, the “kidnapper” may be taking or holding the baby for several possible reasons. We can’t know the exact motive without seeing the footage clearly.
Possible reasons include:
- 🐒 Social behavior: Some monkeys handle infants that aren’t their own. This can be related to caregiving, curiosity, grooming, or practicing maternal behavior.
- 🍼 Wanting access to the baby: An adult may hold an infant because it wants to interact with or control the infant.
- 😠 Dominance or conflict: In some situations, taking an infant can be part of aggression or competition between adults.
- 😢 Separating the baby from its mother: If the adult prevents the mother from retrieving Cali, this can be extremely stressful for the infant.
- 👶 Curiosity: A younger monkey may grab an infant simply because it is interested in the baby.
