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Published online 1 February 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050131-5
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Monkeys pay for sexy pics
Macaques swap juice for a glimpse of leaders' faces and females' rears.
To a monkey, some things are worth looking at more than others. A US study has shown that rhesus macaques will pay to look at images of powerful or sexually interesting fellows.
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