Biodiversity Conservation And Wild Life Question 112
Question: While at ease, some monkeys spend their sometime for searching something in each other’s fur which they eat up. Actually they search for
Options:
A) The ticks attached to body fur
B) The body lice
C) The salt granules that deposit when perspiration dries up
D) The dust particles which entangled with fur
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Monkeys, particularly those in social groups, often engage in a behavior known as grooming, where they search through each other’s fur.
While grooming, they are known to remove and eat various items they find.
However, the statement that they are specifically searching for salt granules that deposit when perspiration dries up is not entirely accurate.
In reality, monkeys are primarily searching for parasites such as ticks and lice during grooming.
These parasites can cause discomfort and disease, so removing them is beneficial for the monkey being groomed.
The act of grooming also has social benefits, as it helps to strengthen social bonds between monkeys.
However, it is possible that monkeys may incidentally ingest salt from sweat that has dried on the fur.
Salt is an essential nutrient, and animals will often go to great lengths to obtain it. But it’s not accurate to say that this is the primary purpose of grooming.
So, while the given answer is C) The salt granules that deposit when perspiration dries up, it’s important to note that the reality of monkey grooming behavior is a bit more complex and primarily oriented towards parasite removal and social bonding. The ingestion of salt would be more of an incidental occurrence.
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