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This Human Feature Gives Squirrel Monkeys Their Precise Grip

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This Human Feature Gives Squirrel Monkeys Their Precise Grip

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Squirrel monkeys find it easy to leap fearlessly from one distant branch to another, some over 130 feet high. Their secret? Human-like fingerprints that give them a better grasp. From the Series: Amazing Monkeys: The Americas http://bit.ly/2s8pwtx

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2 min 27 sec

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2017-06-09T15:30:00.000Z

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