News tagged with capuchin monkeys

Male New World monkeys attract females by washing in urine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Male capuchin monkeys have been observed to urinate on their hands and then rub the urine vigorously into their fur, and now a new study by scientists in Texas suggests the behavior signals ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

How chimps, monkeys and humans compare on a level playing field

(PhysOrg.com) -- A problem faced by scientists comparing the mental abilities of humans, chimpanzees, apes, and monkeys is that the humans are tested by their own species and understand the requirements of the tests, while ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web

(AP) -- The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Monkeys choose variety for variety's sake

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.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Evidence Points to Conscious 'Metacognition' in Some Nonhuman Animals

(PhysOrg.com) -- J. David Smith, Ph.D., a comparative psychologist at the University at Buffalo who has conducted extensive studies in animal cognition, says there is growing evidence that animals share functional ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (36) | comments 16

Imitation promotes social bonding in primates

Imitation, the old saying goes, is the sincerest form of flattery. It also appears to be an ancient interpersonal mechanism that promotes social bonding and, presumably, sets the stage for relative strangers ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small evolutionary shifts make big impacts, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the developing fetus, cell growth follows a very specific schedule. In the eye's retina, for example, cones -- which help distinguish color during the day -- develop before the more light-sensitive ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers unravel ways capuchin monkeys select effective tools

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Tchaikovsky penned The Nutcracker, the last thing he probably had in mind was a capuchin monkey. And yet new research, co-directed by a researcher at the University of Georgia, is changing our view about ...

Biology /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0