Why leaf-eating Asian monkeys do not have a sweet tooth
Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 12:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Asian colobine monkeys are unable to taste natural sugars, and in fact have a generally poor sense of taste. Biologists found that the receptors on the tongues of colobine monkeys do not function in the same way as for fruit-eating monkeys, who are sensitive to sweet tastes.