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Monkeys perfect the art of conversation

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Mon, 21 Oct, 2013 - 01:00

USA: Everyone knows it’s rude to interrupt, and so too, it seems, do marmosets.

Like humans, the monkeys follow the rules of polite conversation, chatting to one another in turn for up to 30 minutes at a time.

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