Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World
Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World OTHER ARTICLES Judged by population size and distribution, homo sapiens are clearly the most successful primates. A close second, however, would be rhesus macaques, who have adapted to—and thrived in—such diverse environments as mountain forests, dry grasslands, and urban sprawl. Scientists have spent countless hours studying these opportunistic monkeys, but rhesus macaques have long been overshadowed in the public eye by the great apes, who, because of their greater intelligence, are naturally assumed to have more to teach us, both about other primates and about humans as well.Dario Maestripieri thinks it is high time we shelve that misperception, and with Macachiavellian Intelligence he gives rhesus macaques their rightful turn in the spotlight. The product of more than twenty years studying these fascinating...