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Re: Snakes on a Visual Plane | The Scientist MagazineR
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I'm pretty sure it was Harry Harlow, the same researcher who decades ago famously gave baby monkeys surrogate mothers made out of milk bottles wrapped in fur (the "Monkey Love Experiements"), who concluded that baby monkeys are born with a innate fear of darkness, falling, and snakes.

Ergo, snakes are the preordained enemy of primates everywhere.

--Jason



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On Oct 29, 2013, at 1:22 PM, Jonah Cohen wrote:

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> Another thing about snakes: this is anecdotal, but I have heard from
> several people who work with monkeys that monkeys are very
> frightened/agitated by snakes, even photos of snakes. And these are
> captive-bred monkeys who've never seen an actual snake.
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> The heir of Slytherin,
> Jonah Cohen
> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
> The Children's Museum
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