A new study from the Australian National University shows that old world monkeys like baboons, macaques and mandrills have developed bigger temporal lobes in the last 15 million years.

We find out how this makes them better survivalists and communicators.

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Produced By: Frances Du

Featured In Story: Alannah Pearson PhD Candidate School of Archaeology and Anthropology Australian National University

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 10 January 2024