Monkeys fear big cats less, eat more, with humans around
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 05:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Some Monkeys in South Africa have been found to regard field scientists as human shields against predators and why not if the alternative is death by leopard? The researchers found the monkeys felt far safer when humans were nearby. It has to do with a life marked by predator fear. The study, appearing in the Oxford journal, Behavioral Ecology, was conducted by researchers from the UK, the Netherlands and South Africa.