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garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago

TIL that trained monkeys are used to pick coconuts, since they can pick up to 1600 coconuts per day, compared to 80 for a human. However, there have been accusations of abuse against the monkeys.

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TIL that trained monkeys are used to pick coconuts, since they can pick up to 1600 coconuts per day, compared to 80 for a human. However, there have been accusations of abuse against the monkeys.

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garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago
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    2 years ago

    I wish more news was like TIL so we could just learn something without having to have a “controversy”. These allegations are made by a layperson who watched some YouTube videos.

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