What monkey mothers eat has a large impact on how skittish their offspring act in stressful situations like stranger danger—or the presence of a Mr. Potato Head in their cage.According to researchers, even normal monkeys find the toy's large eyes to be
mildly stressful.But baby monkeys from mothers who were fed a high-fat diet (over 35 percent of calories from fat, modeled after a typical American diet) had a much stronger reaction to an encounter with the spud man, and also spazzed in the presence of an unknown human.
For more, see Mother's Fatty Diet Makes Baby Monkeys Afraid of Mr. Potato Head by , November 19, 2010 at Discover Magazine blogs.
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