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Marmoset Monkeys eavesdrop on and understand conversations between other marmosets: new research paper released by J. M. Burkart et al.

Judith Burkart, member of the ISLE, has published a research article, which gives an inside perspective on how marmoset monkeys perceive and process third-party interactions.

Marmoset monkeys are not only passive observers of third-party interactions, but that they also interpret them. (Image: Judith M. Burkart, UZH)

Marmoset monkeys perceive the vocal interactions between their conspecifics not just as a string of calls, but as coherent conversations. They also evaluate their content. These are the findings of a study by researchers at the University of Zurich which combined thermography methods with behavioral preference measures. 

Read the full article here.