One Thing About Snakes Triggers a Powerful Instinct in Primates \ stacker news ~science

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One Thing About Snakes Triggers a Powerful Instinct in Primates www.sciencealert.com/one-thing-about-snakes-triggers-a-powerful-instinct-in-primates

332 sats \ 4 comments \ @Akg10s3 12 Jan science

The fear of snakes has always been in my family since we have always lived in rural or country areas. That's why I liked this article and I hope you enjoy it.

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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 12 Jan

However, when the images of salamanders were modified to show them wearing snakeskin, the monkeys responded just as quickly to these pictures as they did to pictures of snakes. The scaly skin seemed to be an important visual trigger.

Very much in tune with our understanding of how we process certain types of information, as presented in the book Thinking, fast and slow.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s3 OP 12 Jan

Thanks for sharing the link to the book.. 📙 I will definitely keep it in mind to read it in the future 👌

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @79c9095526 12 Jan

I found this video very interesting, seems to imply that fear of snakes is something we learn from society vs something we are born with. I wonder how baby primates would do around snakes:

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1h6fqe8/babies_arent_afraid_of_snakes/

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s3 OP 12 Jan

Wow!! I've never seen babies with snakes before😳 I think that as a father I wouldn't put my daughter with snakes.. Besides my wife would kill me😅