Rhesus monkeys may not regard the eyes as windows to the soul, but these animals do treat a competitor’s averted eyes as a license to steal his or her food, a new study suggests. Using the direction of others’ gazes to determine what they can or can’t see is a basic component of social reasoning in monkeys that, until now, has eluded researchers, contend Yale University researchers Jonathan I.
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