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Fastidious apes turn up their noses at filthy food

Bonobos may show disgust when served contaminated fruit.
Bonobos, which are endemic to swampy rain forests south of the Zaire River.

Bonobos have a taste for fruit — but only if it is not dirty. Credit: Martin Harvey/Getty

Just like humans, small rainforest apes called bonobos lose their appetites when food is placed on or near faeces.

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Nature 558, 165 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05337-0

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