Sunday, 11 October 2015

Remote sensing used to map habitat of monkey with hominid-like behavior

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Remote sensing used to map habitat of monkey with hominid-like behavior
Cardiff, UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2015 - Biologists and psychologists are fascinated by the bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) of northeastern Brazil, which exhibit behavior that is extremely rare in the animal kingdom: they use stone tools to crack open the hard casings of palm nuts, to eat the meat inside. Scientists eager to study this behavior - especially interesting because it resembles the stone tool use of ear ... more


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