And so, a diet of fruit may in turn have led to the evolution of the bigger brains over generations, she adds. Monkeys and apes who incorporated animal proteins into their diets also had slightly ...

The challenges of finding fruit may have driven the evolution of bigger brains in our primate ancestors Lee Snider / Alamy The benefits of a big brain may seem obvious to us. But many creatures ...

The fruits, or monkey balls, typically weigh between 1 and 5 pounds and are usually the size of a baseball. Only the female trees produce fruit, according to The Incline .

The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly ...

And here’s the kicker: we found the exact same organisational structure across the brains of five species – from fruit flies and nematodes to zebrafish, mice and monkeys.

The researchers analyzed the brain sizes and diets of over 140 primate species spanning apes, monkeys, lemurs and lorises and found that those who munched on fruit instead of leaves had 25 percent ...

And so, a diet of fruit may in turn have led to the evolution of the bigger brains over generations, she adds. Monkeys and apes who incorporated animal proteins into their diets also had slightly ...