Faced with relentless drought, capuchin monkeys showcased their remarkable resilience & provided the first data from wild primates to suggest that a stronger stress response promotes survival. Researchers from the University of Michigan measured hormone levels in capuchins to decode stress response.

https://news.umich.edu/stress-in-humans-is-bad-but-for-wild-animals-it-can-be-life-saving/

created by umichnews on 23/01/2025 at 17:28 UTC

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Comment by umichnews at 23/01/2025 at 17:28 UTC

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I've linked to the press release in the above post. For those interested, here's the Sciences Advances study: Stress responsiveness in a wild primate predicts survival across an extreme El Niño drought[1] (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq5020)

1: https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/sciadv.adq5020

Comment by Icy-Tip3371 at 24/01/2025 at 01:20 UTC

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Mr. Bungle