Greedy killer monkeys found eating large rats in Malaysia, leaving scientists ‘stunned'

Hemi300c

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macaques are not vegans and readily at meat.
I've seen them hunting birds and rats.
Scientists are going to be shocked by their ignorance.

I hope they don't go ahead with using them to catch rats because the monkeys will suffer and should not be under capture.
 

zeb

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An average of 1 rat every 5 days would hardly make them greedy.
These scientists may have to study primates some more or next time they may be stunned to find they can climb trees.
 

ForceFate

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macaques are not vegans and readily at meat.
I've seen them hunting birds and rats.
Scientists are going to be shocked by their ignorance.

I hope they don't go ahead with using them to catch rats because the monkeys will suffer and should not be under capture.
"I was stunned when I first observed that macaques feed on rats in plantations," said Nadine Ruppert, of the Universiti Sains Malaysia, who revealed her research in the Current Biology journal.

"I did not expect them to hunt these relatively large rodents, or that they would even eat so much meat.

"They are widely known to be frugivorous primates who occasionally feast on small birds or lizards."
They don't appear to be stunned by the macaques eating meat, but by them catching larger prey.
 

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I don't usually complain about headlines, but this one really goes all out to get as many clicks/eyeballs no matter the veracity :)
 

Spliffcat

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Baboons regularly munch on a young impala or whatever else they can get their paws on.
Goes and lights the fire and invites the neighbours around to a braai.
 

My_King

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Shocked "scientists "

Too many people get this title these days
 

wbot

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"Shocked"

Too many people are this these days according to the media.
 

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I'd click on a headline that said 'mildly surprised scientists' because that would be a shock.
 
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