In order to understand the emotions of orangutans and bonobos at the Apenheul Primate Park in Netherlands, they are now shown pictures of other apes on a mobile device. "After seeing the photos, the monkeys have to push a button on the screen. PRIMATES ARE EMOTIONAL BEINGSThe results of 'Tinder for orangutans' suggest that bonobos, who are an endangered ape species, showed positive behaviours like searching for lice or sexual advancements. We now know, for example, that bonobos use body language to recognise emotions," the park said. But the study had to be suspended for the orangutans, after Samboja, a young female, destroyed a tablet stumbling upon potential suitors.

Source: India Today February 01, 2017 09:22 UTC