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Envious capuchin monkeys react badly to raw deals [Not Exactly Rocket Science] (ScienceBlogs)

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This article is reposted from the old Wordpress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. Two years ago, Sarah Brosnan and Frans de Waal at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center found that brown capuchin monkeys also react badly to receiving raw deals . Forget bananas – capuchins love the taste of grapes and far prefer them over cucumber. If monkeys were rewarded for completing a task …

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Envious capuchin monkeys react badly to raw deals [Not Exactly Rocket Science] (ScienceBlogs)

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