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Monkey business: S'pore primatologist featured in BBC documentary

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For seven years, a Singaporean researcher has watched monkeys in Thailand demonstrate the rare ability to use tools to get food.
Dr Amanda Tan, an assistant professor of primatology at Durham University's anthropology department, is featured in an episode of BBC documentary Primates, a series focusing on the mammals which are the closest animal relatives to humans.
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