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Netflix for monkeys: Scientists stream on-demand art videos to primates – CNET

No Bridgerton, but white-faced saki monkeys really enjoy watching wriggling worms.

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A white-faced saki monkey has a snack at the Korkeasaari Zoo in Finland.
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Zoo life is very different from the wild life, and animals are in danger of getting bored in captivity.
Scientists are exploring a new way to enrich the lives of white-faced saki monkeys at the Korkeasaari Zoo in Helsinki, Finland. The team, led by researchers from Finland’s Aalto University, built a plywood and acrylic box with a monitor that played videos. 
The monkeys could choose to…

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