Scientists made the discovery after studying the behavior of 15 groups of two types of tamarin monkeys residing in the Brazilian Amazon. They found that when red-handed.
Brazilian Amazon primates found to adapt their calls to get along better with their neighbours
Pied tamarins, pictured, were less likely to adapt their calls than their red-handed tamarin neighbours. Photograph: BRAZIL/REUTERS
Pied tamarins, pictured, were less likely to adapt their calls than their red-handed tamarin neighbours. Photograph: BRAZIL/REUTERS
Thu 27 May 2021 01.01 EDT
Monkeys will use the âaccentâ of another species when they enter its territory to enhance communication, much like a British person living in the US might forgo their âtomahtoâ for âtomayto, researchers have found.
Researchers investigated the behaviour of 15 groups of two roughly squirrel-sized primate species in the Brazilian Amazon: pied tamarins (