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How do monkeys recognize snakes so fast?

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Nobuyuki Kawai from Nagoya University in Japan has found that the rapid detection of snakes by monkeys is because of the presence of snake scales as a visual cue.

His findings highlight an evolutionary adaptation of primates to identify snakes based on specific visual characteristics.

Understanding these mechanisms provides insight into the evolution of visual processing related to threat detection.

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