Florida Tech and the Brevard Zoo are conducting fresh research on rare spider monkey hugs

Spider monkey species (not pictured) at the Brevard Zoo – Photo: Khairil Azhar Junos/Shutterstock.com Researchers from Florida Tech are examining novel social behaviors in spider monkeys at the Brevard Zoo, thanks to an unusual embrace. Strangers and non-related spider monkeys have been observed cuddling in novel pro-social behaviors that scientists have never observed previously. Due