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Chimps practise self control

Apes distract themselves with play to resist temptation.

Chimps struggling to accumulate a large quantity of food deliberately keep themselves busy to avoid the temptation to gorge themselves straight away, researchers have found. The study shows that, like a shopaholic striving to resist the lure of the department store, our ape cousins welcome a distraction that takes the mind off the impulsive urge to splash out.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on August 22, 2007 12:01 AM |

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nice job son keep up good work. mom

Posted by: sharon evans | August 23, 2007 07:28 PM

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