Patience, self-control and delayed gratification

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May 15, 2014, 4:44 pm34 pts
How long would you wait for six grapes? A chimpanzee will wait more than two minutes to eat six grapes, but a black lemur would rather eat two grapes now than wait any longer than 15 seconds for a bigger serving.

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