Gorillas, chimps and orangutans could soon be using their own versions of Netflix and Spotify on a monkey media player.
Scots boffins have been exploring technology which allows primates to access sounds and videos.
The touchscreen systems stimulate them in ways similar to interaction in the wild, according to experts from the University of Glasgow.
Researchers have been looking at three white-faced saki monkeys at Korkeasaari Zoo in Helsinki.
They monitor how the group responds to audio and visual stimuli such as a primate-focused Spotify or Netflix.
A small computer was played in a wood and plastic tunnel which was placed inside the zoo enclosure.
The monkeys would trigger a video or sound by walking through infra-red beams and could listen or watch for as long as they chose to stay.
Research was led by Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas in Glasgow and Vilma Kankaanpaa of Aalto University in Finland.
Dr Hirskyj-Douglas said: “We’ve been working for several years now to learn more about how white-faced sakis might benefit from computer systems designed specifically for them.
“Previously, we have explored how they interacted with video content and audio content but this is the first time we’ve given the option to choose between the two.”
The monkeys had the opportunity to enjoy rain sounds, music, traffic noises, videos of worms, underwater scenes or abstract images.
The tracking found the sakis’ interactions were mostly short and they reacted more to visual stimuli than audio.
In 2007, a grief-stricken gorilla cheered up by watching The Simpsons and Planet Of The Apes.
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