Monkeys are able to distinguish the good from the bad

Zoologists from the University of British Sterling was carried out the following experiment: Capuchins showed how one man asks another to help do some simple thing - for example, to open a box of toys. The second person, or agrees to help, or do not agree. Then both men Capuchins offered refreshments.

It turned out that if the monkeys saw the second man helped first, then with the same hunting took food from both. If the other person refuses to help, they tried to avoid him, and did not take food from his hands.

At the same time it was played different situations - for example, a second person also revealed that, when first asked him for help, and refused to help, as not finished do their work. In this case, the Capuchins not avoid it, but if you saw that he could easily help asking for, but did not do so, try to stay away from him. The same ability and found in chimpanzees.

Once the mind becomes necessary for the survival of social skills, he begins to exhibit similar behavior. Perhaps the ability to give to others is estimated that on the basis of their actions - it is an achievement of evolution.

via factroom.ru