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Written by: jyanendra [14/11/11, 22:45] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Manu National Park, Peru, which holds 13 species of monkeys among the various types of Amazonian fauna, is praised as a monkey kingdom. Deep in its jungles is a strange open spot about 20 meters in diameter where a peculiar behavior of monkeys can be observed. The monkeys spend a majority of their time up in the canopies of the rainforest, but come down to the ground to consume gluttonously the soil of the spot. The program looks at how this strange behavior most likely developed in the competition for survival in the Manu's rainforests during the ice age. |
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Written by: ockraz [15/11/11, 05:53] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Written by: jyanendra [15/11/11, 07:56] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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It is a public broadcasting organization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/info/history.html :-) |
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Written by: yummytoes [16/11/11, 04:11] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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It's a local salt/mineral lick for the animals. Interesting. I don't agree with the alkaline theory because the monkeys would have to eat the soil everyday and it was 3 weeks before the scientist saw a monkey at salados. Much too long a time to wait to balance pH in a given body. |
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