friendship among monkeys

Ashton Edwards
By Ashton Edwards
Earth & Climate
friendship among monkeys

Barbary macaques have powerful jaws and long canine teeth. When the animals open their mouths to scream, it gets loud. But the males never quarrel: towards the end of a conflict, they chatter their teeth. What may sound ominous to a human listener is a forgiving sign among Barbary macaques.
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Behavioral researchers are very interested in the social interactions of apes as humans' closest relatives. Parks such as the Affenberg Salem near Lake Constance, where semi-wild Barbary apes live in a natural environment, offer good conditions for their observation.

by CHRISTIAN YOUNG

monkeys romp through the branches,

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