S'porean featured in BBC documentary for research on monkeys' use of tools

Dr Amanda Tan is featured in an episode of BBC documentary Primates. PHOTOS: BBC NATURAL HISTORY UNIT, AMANDA TAN
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SINGAPORE - 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 in primatology at Durham University's anthropology department, is featured in an episode of BBC documentary Primates, which focuses on the mammals which are the closest animal relatives to humans.

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