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monkeys

  • Gibbons, like the one pictured above, brachiate, or swing from branch to branch, more than other monkeys. ( JJ Harrison, Wikimedia Commons )
    Brachiation
    Walker Rhea
    Today’s A Moment of Science examines brachiation, which is how apes and monkeys swing through the trees. Orangutans, spider monkeys, and chimpanzees can brachiate, but gibbons do it most often.
  • Capuchin monkeys are one species researchers have noted the sunk costs phenomenon.
    Spiteful Monkeys
    Walker Rhea
    We humans may share around 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees and other simians, but we're still pretty different. After all, we have smart phones, and monkeys have--well--they don't have smart phones.