Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphims in public science discourse:
"So, suddenly the monkey's…squeaking the monkey equivalent of 'oh heck, what am I going to do, erm, I'm faced with all this fruit with no protein and I've got to be a spider monkey'…"
Dr Adrian Barnett
Dr Adrian Barnett (Department of Animal and Agriculture, Hartpury University) was speaking on an episode of BBC 'Science in Action'. (Read 'Monkeys that do not give a fig about maggotty fruit?')
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Tags: feeding behaviour, monkeys
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