Tufted Capuchin Monkey
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Tufted capuchin monkeys demonstrate how dishonest alarm calls lead to credibility collapse.
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Tufted capuchin monkeys demonstrate how dishonest alarm calls lead to credibility collapse. Males sometimes produce false alarm calls to scatter competitors away from food. The dishonest call works initially - others flee, the caller monopolizes food - but if individuals are repeatedly deceived, they stop responding to that individual's calls.
This creates reputational enforcement: credible individuals' alarms are heeded, non-credible individuals' alarms are ignored even when honest. Individual reputation tracking maintains overall system honesty.
Notable Traits of Tufted Capuchin Monkey
- Males produce false alarms to monopolize food
- Repeated deception leads to individual being ignored
- Demonstrates reputational enforcement of alarm honesty