How do monkeys recognize snakes so fast? (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

How do monkeys recognize snakes so fast?

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Monkeys exhibited an immediate response to images of snakes and salamanders with snake skin, but not to images of salamanders without scale.

 

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Reiko Matsushita

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