Madness? This Is SCIENCE!

[danalwyn]

From this article:

Japanese macaques will completely flip out when presented with flying squirrels, a new study in monkey-antagonism has found. The research could pave the way for advanced methods of enraging monkeys.

If there was ever a scientific discipline that served as a gateway field to the pursuit of mad science, monkey-antagonism is probably it.


(h/t to Tyler Cowen and everyone else)

Comments

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

Who says biology can't be MAD? :D

Actually, if you really want to see monkeys lose the plot all you have to do is show them a snake, or something that looks like a snake. Fear and warning alerts are typically off the charts.