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37: Loving Toxicity, Future Warnings, and Better Burials

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The Complexity of Toxicity in Primates

Some people think their venom is used for communication, basically like another sense marker. One paper says loris granular secretion likely evolved as a communication molecule. Some argue that under the strict definition of venom and toxicity, this animal isn't really behaving like a like a cobra or a scorpion. The way primates are using this chemical is so indirect and nuanced and complicated.

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