Butt Chat? Why These Primates Communicate With Their Rear Ends

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Have you ever wondered why some primates have such a red, prominent rear end? Turns out that many monkeys use their bums for communication! Learn all about this butt chat in this episode of SciShow! Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow #SciShow #science #education ---------- Sources https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/old-world-monkeys-83033815/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0162309581900200 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000334728471181X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347299911594 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347215001190?vi

Published 2022-11-21 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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