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A young long-tailed macaque experiments with dental floss

Dental flossing is an innovative behaviour which has been passed through the generations.

  • Long-tailed macaques in Thailand investigate their reflection in a mirror
  • The word ‘orangutan’ means ‘person of the forest’ in local languages
  • Long-tailed macaques in Thailand are worshipped by local people
  • A young long-tailed macaque experiments with dental floss
  • A long-tailed macaque smashes open an oyster using part of a specialist tool kit
  • Different chimpanzee communities have different cultural traits
  • Chimpanzees make tools and use them to acquire food and for social displays
  • Orangutans are capable of having mental maps and calendars of the forest
  • Rhesus macaques in Jaipur, India throw themselves off lamp posts in the name of fun
  • White-faced capuchins in Costa Rica rub tree sap into their fur as a natural insect repellent

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