Flossing fashion crosses species
Published: 12 March, 2009, 14:13
Japanese researchers from Kyoto University have discovered hygiene-conscious Thai monkeys apparently teaching their offsprings how to floss their teeth using human hairs.
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Published: 12 March, 2009, 14:13
Japanese researchers from Kyoto University have discovered hygiene-conscious Thai monkeys apparently teaching their offsprings how to floss their teeth using human hairs.