Spider monkeys found to share ‘insider knowledge’ to help locate best food
by Matthew Weaver from Science | The Guardian on (#733EC)
Researchers observed the primates switching social groups and passing information on where to find the ripest fruit
Spider monkeys share tips about where to find food by changing their social groups in a clever system for sharing insider knowledge", research has shown.
They were observed to frequently switch subgroups of three or more individuals in a way that enabled them to share information about the location of fruit trees and timing of when they would ripen.
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