Monkeys invent medicated body scratcher

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 12:21 in Health & Medicine

Wild spider monkeys now have a new tool under their proverbial belt: a body scratcher that may release medicinal compounds, according to a study published in the latest issue of the journal Primates.

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