The more we learn about monkeys......the more uh......something

[underpants]

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Columnists/Edmonton/Patrycja_Romanowska/2005/02/07/922787.html

After years of evolutionary research and many millions of dollars spent trying to find biological links between humans and other mammals, researchers have finally discovered that they need nothing more than a couple of monkeys and a digital camera.

The researchers found that monkeys who regularly got juice rations would give them up in order to check out the behinds of girl monkeys on a computer. As if that isn't enough, these scientists also found out that the apes would pay extra to see the faces of monkey "celebrities" (although how monkeys can have celebrities I haven't got a clue) and would have to get bribed to watch a low-status monkeys or monkey "losers."

Apparently, this research is being conducted in order to help advance the understanding of autism. Something about figuring out how a monkey's brain works was the rather tenuous explanation.