Posted AT 7:20 PM EDT on 03/12/03
Adopted monkeys don't fall far from the tree
Firing the latest volley in the nature-versus-nurture debate, a U.S. scientist has discovered that rhesus monkeys cared for by a foster parent are more likely to behave like their birth parent than their surrogate.
Young rhesus monkeys removed from their mother shortly after birth were found to show levels of aggressive or friendly behaviour similar to their birth mother, even several years later.
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