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289: The Science of Monkey Influencers

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https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00372-0

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480552-capuchin-monkeys-are-stealing-howler-monkey-babies-in-weird-fad/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/capuchin-monkeys-caught-on-camera-abducting-baby-howler-monkeys-in-a-strange-tradition-seen-for-the-first-time-180986644/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mooQNOPM3RE

https://www.mpg.de/24686977/0507-ornr-capuchin-monkeys-develop-bizarre-fad-of-abducting-baby-howlers-987453-x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Y3JWVvB9Q

https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/chimps-develop-fashion-trend-by-shoving-grass-in-their-ears-and-in-their-butts

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