Monkeys can also become meteorologists

The gray cheeked mangabey is looking for food.Photo: LiveScience

A few monkeys planned to find fruits and insects just like the way people prepare for a picnic - they keep an eye on the weather.

A recent study revealed that gray-eyed mangabey monkeys postponed going out on murky days and were just happy to pick up fruits when the sun was bright.

From dawn to dusk during 210 days, the research team from the University of St. Louis Andrews in Scotland followed every movement of a group of gray-cheeked mangabey monkeys in Kibale forest in Uganda. Scientists have gathered almost fully the decision to store fig fruits - their favorite food.

Not only do they like to return to the familiar trees - where they once found fruit, the monkeys also like to find food in sunny weather rather than when it is cloudy and cold. The warm weather and the combination of solar radiation promote the maturity of fig fruit as well as the growth of larvae that live in some fruits and dishes that the monkey loves.

This behavior, according to scientists, is related to the memory of monkey weather conditions, not simply evidence of sensory cues such as the aroma of ripe fruit.

The findings also support the notion that monkeys make feeding decisions based on the synthesis of "basic event" memories, such as which tree produces the best fruit, understanding the situation at the time. Current and recent periods, as well as the effects of those conditions on fruits and insects.

T. An