Human See, Human Do--And That Goes for Monkeys, Too

Imitation is thought to be the sincerest form of flattery--even when the mimic and model are unaware of the mimicry. Now, new evidence from a study of capuchin monkeys shows a possible evolutionary benefit to being a clueless copycat (or copy-capuchin, in this case). [More]

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