A team from Kyoto University studied how macaque monkey calls affected the feeding behaviour of the Sika deer that live alongside them on Yakushima Island. full story ![]()

A study published in Science showed that monkeys conditioned to eat a certain color corn switched to a disliked color when other monkeys were eating it.
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Wheeeeeeee! In the rainforests of South America, squirrel monkeys and capybaras would never meet. While squirrel monkeys live in trees up to 60 feet high, capybaras—the world’s largest rodents—dwell along river banks. But at the Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands, the two species have shared an enclosure for eight years now, and they seem to be friends. The...
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A group of monkeys have been found to show a selective form of behavior once thought limited to homo sapiens, in which the primates reject humans they observe engaging in selfish behavior. The study, published in Nature Communications, explains: “We find that the monkeys accept food less frequently from those who persistently reject another’s requests [...]
yahoo.com (2 months and 13 days ago)

A new study shows Brazil's bearded capuchin monkeys can use tools with finesse.
yahoo.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
A new study reveals certain monkeys do not just use tools, but take the time and effort to use them effectively
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There is no shame in being cost-conscious.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 12 days ago)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — For the second time in a year, a study has confirmed what Jekyll Island visitors and residents can easily see from the roadsides and golf course fairways: the island state park has an obvious abundance of deer. Ben Carswell, conservation manager for the Jekyll Island Authority, said Wednesday his survey clearly shows too many white-tailed deer on the island –...
chronicle.augusta.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
A study on suicidal E. coli sheds light on why organisms throughout the animal kingdom sometimes decide to do themselves in.
discovery.com (2 months and 7 days ago)

Japanese and Scottish researchers found the monkeys were able to watch humans interacting and work out which were the most selfish.
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There has been concern in recent years that fewer women are breast-feeding, and that women are breast-feeding for shorter periods of time. But a new study shows that overall breast-feeding is up- and possibly the most surprising...
examiner.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
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