The Nature Conservancy: Scientists Find Monkeys Who Know How to Fish
By Jonathon D. Colman •
June 21, 2008
Long-tailed macaques eat mostly fruit — but when resources are scarce, they’ve been known to get creative with their cuisine. When living near humans, they raid gardens and learn to beg for food. Sometimes they even steal food from inside houses.
Now, for the first time, scientists have observed long-tailed macaques fishing with their bare hands.
