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How monkeys decide to cooperate and what it reveals

In a lab tucked away on the Yale University campus, researchers are quietly observing a pair of marmoset monkeys. The ...
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This baby monkey shows friendly behavior while interacting with humans

A heartwarming moment is captured as a baby monkey interacts closely with humans in a calm and friendly way. The monkey appears relaxed and comfortable, showing curiosity and trust during the ...
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Howler monkeys. Behavior, ecology and conservation / Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, Bernardo Urbani, Dionisios Youlatos, editors

Part I. Introduction. 1. Why is it important to continue studying the behavioral ecology and conservation management of howler monkeys? / Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, ...
The New York Times

This Was Odd: These Monkeys Kidnapped Babies From Another Species.

Male capuchin monkeys on a Panamanian island were documented carrying around infant howler monkeys for no clearly discernible reason. By Elizabeth Landau Capuchin monkeys don’t generally hang out with ...
Psychology Today

Why Do Monkeys Rub Themselves, and Others, With Onions?

Source: Wald1siedel, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Across the animal kingdom, numerous species engage in a behavior known as anointing. This is where animals rub ...
Yahoo

Scientists sound alarm over behavior observed in endangered monkey species: '[It could] push them to extinction'

A recent study out of Bangladesh confirms a concerning trend in monkey behavior, potentially leading to the extinction of two species of langurs: Phayre's langurs and capped langurs. Mongabay reported ...
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Spider monkeys : behavior, ecology, and evolution of the genus Ateles / edited by Christina J. Campbell

Introduction / Christina J. Campbell -- Morphology and evolution of the spider monkey, genus Ateles / Alfred L. Rosenberger ... [et al.] -- The taxonomic status of spider monkeys in the twenty-first ...
Science Daily

Unexpected wins in both humans and monkeys increase risk taking

Researchers have developed 'Dynamic Prospect Theory,' which integrates the most popular model in behavioral economics -- prospect theory and a well-established model from neuroscience -- reinforcement ...
Medical Xpress

Oxytocin promotes social behavior in infant rhesus monkeys

The hormone oxytocin appears to increase social behaviors in newborn rhesus monkeys, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Parma in Italy, and the ...
Gizmodo

Scientists Figured Out Why These Monkeys Eat Dirt. The Key Is Tourists

People’s love of furry animals is having some unexpected effects on the monkeys living in Gibraltar. A study out today shows that these monkeys are regularly eating dirt—likely as a way to soothe ...

Tourists Feed These Macaques Junk Food. Now They Eat Dirt to Cope.

Gibraltar receives over 10 million visitors each year, and many come specifically hoping for an up-close encounter with one ...