Posts Tagged ‘monkeys’

Count on it: Baboons ‘know’ numbers

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Like children who have not yet learned to count, olive baboons are able to rely on “more or less” comparisons to understand numbers. Continue…

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Science & Technology - Apr 9, 2013 16:31 - 0 Comments

Monkey ‘wobble’ works like small talk

U. MICHIGAN (US) — The rhythmic vocal sounds wild gelada monkeys make by smacking their lips have similarities to human speech, a new study shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2013 11:16 - 6 Comments

Cheating monkeys try to hide their infidelity

U. MICHIGAN / U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Wild gelada monkeys change their behavior to avoid getting caught cheating on sexual partners. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2013 15:58 - 0 Comments

Break-ups are tough on mating owl monkeys

U. PENN (US) — Owl monkeys, considered a socially monogamous species, have fewer offspring when they are forced to switch mates, a new study reveals. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 10, 2013 11:28 - 1 Comment

Monkey ‘dorks’ lack friends of friends

DUKE (US) — For rhesus macaque monkeys, being “popular” seems to run in the family. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 7, 2012 13:53 - 0 Comments

Hybrid monkeys hint at early human history

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Did different species of early humans interbreed and produce offspring of mixed ancestry? New research with howler monkeys suggests it’s possible. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 20, 2012 13:08 - 0 Comments

Diet may make monkeys hungry for sex

UC BERKELEY (US) — Monkeys that eat leaves from a tree with estrogen-like compounds may care less about grooming and more about sex, new research shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 30, 2012 16:24 - 1 Comment

Monkey brains fire ‘grid cells’ to map world

EMORY (US) — When rhesus monkeys use their eyes to explore visual scenes, grid cells in their brains fire in repeating triangular patterns, scientists have discovered. (more…)

New monkey species has bright blue bottom

YALE (US) — Scientists have found a new monkey species in remote central Congo, where bush meat hunting and habitat loss threaten their survival. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2012 11:38 - 0 Comments

Team reveals human, monkey malaria genomes

NYU (US) — Scientists have sequenced the genomes of several species of malaria, revealing both good and bad news about the deadly parasite. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 31, 2012 14:27 - 0 Comments

Scientists ‘read’ the minds of monkeys

WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — By looking at neuron activity, scientists have been able to effectively read monkeys’ minds as they plan to solve a problem. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 11, 2012 12:36 - 5 Comments

Cooperation keeps monkey bosses on top

U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Alpha male monkeys who are willing at times to concede to subordinates keep the top job longer—and have more offspring as a result. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 29, 2012 15:51 - 1 Comment

Rare and hunted, drill monkeys face new threat

U. OREGON (US) — Mitochondrial DNA offers a glimpse into how climate warming may again threaten populations of endangered wild drills. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2012 18:26 - 0 Comments

Monkey-brained robot ‘sees’ with whiskers

U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Researchers have fitted a robotic rat with a monkey brain model in order to increase the machine’s perception. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments

Monkeys move virtual avatar with brain

DUKE (US) — In a first-ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body, two monkeys employ brain power alone to move an avatar hand and identify the texture of virtual objects. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2011 8:41 - 0 Comments

Monkeys grasp sense of ‘me’

U. BUFFALO (US) — Monkeys possess enough self-awareness to recognize that their actions can cause certain outcomes. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 2, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments

Monkey recall mirrors humans

EMORY (US) — Monkeys are able to remember and reproduce simple shapes from memory, a discovery that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of memory impairments in humans. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2010 10:52 - 5 Comments

Time on treadmill shapes up the brain

U. PITTSBURGH (US)—Adult female monkeys who ran on a treadmill for an hour a day, five days a week had increased blood flow to the brain and learned faster than inactive monkeys. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 15, 2010 11:17 - 3 Comments

Monkeys like to mix it up

DUKE (US)—Given a choice between spending a token to get their absolute favorite food or spending it to have a choice from a buffet of options, capuchin monkeys will opt for variety. (more…)

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