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Monkeys without opposable thumbs aren't fooled by magic tricks, study finds salon.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from salon.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By performing a famous magic trick for three species of monkey with differing hand structures, scientists have discovered that – in order to deceive – a ....
An illusion involving a hidden thumb confounds capuchin and squirrel monkeys for the same reason it does humans – it misdirects expected outcomes of actions they can carry out. However, marmosets have five equidistant digits, and were rarely fooled by the magician. The research adds to evidence that animals struggle to predict movements outside of their own “biomechanical ability”. ....
Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A pioneering research laboratory in Cambridge proves that corvids are delightfully clever. Here, its founder reveals what the crow family has taught her – and her heartbreak at the centre’s closure ....