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Will a macaque eat a grape sitting on a pile of poo? A study on germaphobia
When an outbreak strikes, humans try to avoid germs. (Remember wiping off groceries at the start of the pandemic?
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Researchers observed a macaque at a Texas sanctuary after a viral outbreak to test whether the monkey developed germ‑avoidance behavior. The study was prompted by the early COVID‑19 pandemic, when many people who previously paid little attention to germs became highly germ‑phobic.
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