By Ella DaviesReporter, BBC Nature
Female capuchin monkeys have been filmed throwing stones at potential mates as a form of flirtation.
The primates whine, pull faces and follow potential mates around in scenes reminiscent of the school playground.
But scientists say this is a serious business for female capuchins as it is their only chance to secure a partner.
The previously unrecorded behaviour was filmed for the BBC/Discovery Channel co-production series Wild Brazil.
Filmmakers captured the footage of bearded capuchins - a subspecies of tufted capuchins - in Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil.
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