Marmosets share a unique characteristic with humans: In conversations, these social monkeys wait their turn to speak. During exchanges, which can last up to 30 minutes, marmosets engage in vocal turn-taking and they don’t interrupt each other, researchers from Princeton University report in Current Biology.Read the whole story at Nat Geo Weird & Wild: Talkative Marmoset Monkeys Take Turns.
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