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Love in Infant Monkeys

Affection in infants was long thought to be generated by the satisfactions of feeding. Studies of young rhesus monkeys now indicate that love derives mainly from close bodily contact

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 201 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “Love in Infant Monkeys” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 201 No. 6 (), p. 68
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0659-68