News Headline

Monkeys use field scientists as human shields against predators

Source
Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2014-07-22

If you're monkey—say a samango monkey in South Africa—probably the last thing you want is to be torn apart and eaten by a leopard or a caracal. In fact, you probably spend a lot of time and energy working to avoid such a grisly fate. Well, now there's a simpler way: just stick close to human researchers.

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http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0722-hance-monkeys-human-shields.html#6A7JeVGpp7L4xBCF.99