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ysabetwordsmithHurricane changed 'rules of the game' in monkey society
A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows.
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The new study, led by the universities of Pennsylvania and Exeter and published in the journal Science, shows the storm damage altered the evolutionary benefits of tolerating others and sharing shade -- giving a survival advantage to tolerant macaques.
In which monkeys are definitely smarter than humans.
A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows.
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The new study, led by the universities of Pennsylvania and Exeter and published in the journal Science, shows the storm damage altered the evolutionary benefits of tolerating others and sharing shade -- giving a survival advantage to tolerant macaques.
In which monkeys are definitely smarter than humans.
