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NEWS ABOUT: primatology

primatology stories: 2 news summaries

Monkeys Only Like Monkey Music—and Metallica  

Heavy metal had calming effect on monkeys who ignored classic rock and jazz

Sep 2, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Monkeys subjected to a range of human music ignored Bach, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz, but found Metallica soothing, the Daily Telegraph reports. The experiment on a group of cottontop tamarins, carried out by a psychologist and a cellist, found that while the monkeys showed no response to human music,... More »

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music • monkey • Metallica • heavy metal • primates • Jay-ZTV • primatology

(Newser) - The LA Times catches up with chimp guru Jane Goodall, who argues in a new book that that the world is nearly "at the point of no return" on the environment, but that political will can turn things around. Interview excerpts:
  • On the environment: "When I began
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environment • Africa • animal cruelty • zoo • chimpanzees • primates • Jane Goodall • primatology

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