Monkey see, monkey do
Humans are not the only creatures who learn through imitation, new research has found.
Humans are not the only creatures who learn through imitation, new research has found.
Scotland’s Chief Scientific Adviser takes her place in the ‘Primate Family Tree’
New study shows that chimps ‘ape’ the prestigious.
Social conformity is not a uniquely human character trait.
Researchers find that chimpanzees are capable of social learning.
Evidence that chimpanzees rely on role models more than children do has been published.
Psychologist receives prestigious anthropology award.
Chimpanzee communities can acquire their own local customs and maintain their own 'multiple-tradition cultures', according to researchers at St Andrews.
How have human attitudes to animals changed over recent decades? Are our human abilities and instincts so very different from those of other animals? University primatologist Professor Andrew Whiten took part in a recent public debate in London which addressed what, if anything, really distinguishes human beings from their fellow creatures.
* Caption - observational learning by chimpanzees. Each chimpanzee in a chain of up to six learned the method they saw used to open a food box and passed it on to the next chimpanzee. Here a chimpanzee demonstrates the 'lift door' approach. Image by Devyn Carter, Yerkes Center. *