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Monkey Cooperation And Fairness

A pair of capuchin monkeys show very compelling signs of cooperation and a sense of fairness, by working together to solve a problem using tools, and then sharing the reward. They also show signs of understanding fairness: when unequal rewards are given to one monkey and not another, the monkey receiving the lesser treat would rather go hungry than accept anything less than an equal reward.

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nerdicus : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

nerdicus

14 votes NegativePositive

204 days 6 hours ago...

The look on that little bastards face when he finally got that grape was awesome.

idoubtit : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

idoubtit

5 votes NegativePositive

204 days 6 hours ago...

Hahaha, that was too cute.

The Living End : LVL 59: VP 5: said:

The Living End

12 votes NegativePositive

204 days 1 hour ago...

Joy of joys. Most humans have the same sense of fairness and entitlement as monkeys.

Venomousvole : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

Venomousvole

1 votes NegativePositive

203 days 19 hours ago...

how long before he starts going to Virgil and asking him to get grapes for him? How long before the system makes Virgil a monkey PIMP?

psychologyprofessor : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

psychologyprofessor

Hidden (Show Comment) -10 votes

203 days 4 hours ago...

Man, I bet those monkeys could fuck up a bowl of grapes...


Yeah...


grapes.

























*crickets chirp*

psychologyprofessor : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

psychologyprofessor

-6 votes NegativePositive

203 days 4 hours ago...

5ive

nastc1 : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

nastc1

2 votes NegativePositive

202 days ago...

That guy really hates Vulcan(?). He really didn`t wanna give up that grape. Look at the way hes making him pry open his hand lol.

Comage : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

Comage

-7 votes NegativePositive

201 days 20 hours ago...

I don`t really believe this video.

1) There`s too many cut scenes involved. You can make a lot of fake stuff look real with cuts and editing. It`s called "filmmaking".

Somebody uploaded a similar documentary video a while ago, and it was just outrageously fake.

2) The monkey was prying the hands and the guy wouldn`t budge. Which fucking monkey wouldn`t use its teeth to bite the fingers in an attempt to get the fingers to open? Monkeys know their bite hurts.

Don`t give me the bull that the monkey is SO tame that it wouldn`t use its teeth AT ALL. Or was that part cut out (refer to #1)?

babyfat : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

babyfat

4 votes NegativePositive

201 days 19 hours ago...

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH <333333333333333333
His voice makes me happy

n0md4me : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

n0md4me

0 votes NegativePositive

201 days 17 hours ago...

Comage, watch the spider experiment with drugs. if that`s not real, i don`t know what is.

Zsnes321 : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

Zsnes321

3 votes NegativePositive

201 days 16 hours ago...

Biscuit?! Thats not fair~!

Rasa : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

Rasa

2 votes NegativePositive

201 days 15 hours ago...

Om nom nom nom!

battle : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

battle

1 votes NegativePositive

201 days 6 hours ago...

comage...

people have been doing experiments on monkeys for how long now? I`m pretty sure they have found a way to train the monkeys not to bite.

srk : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

srk

0 votes NegativePositive

201 days ago...

<sarcasm>
@comage: You are right. This is fake. I saw those bite marks on his fingers. This guy must be really in need of money in this time of recession, or he wouldn`t do this.
</sarcasm>

@battle: you are right. one possible way of training them would be:
if bite master, no food for 3 days
just like they trained in this case:
if give white chip to master, I get food.

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