{"id":220966,"date":"2024-04-05T19:16:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T19:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/left-handed-monkeys-prompt-rethink-about-evolution-of-right-handedness\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:13","slug":"left-handed-monkeys-prompt-rethink-about-evolution-of-right-handedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/left-handed-monkeys-prompt-rethink-about-evolution-of-right-handedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-handed monkeys prompt rethink about evolution of right-handedness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hanuman langurs mainly live on food offerings from people<\/p>\n

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Monkeys that adopted an urban lifestyle in India are mostly left-handed \u2013 in contrast to humans and many other primates that live on the ground.<\/p>\n

The findings clash with long-standing claims that primates that come down from the trees generally evolve a tendency to be right-handed, raising questions about what really drives this trait.<\/p>\n

The Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus<\/em>) \u2013 named in honour of Lord Hanuman of Indian mythology\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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