Animal cognition expert honoured by the British Psychological Society
Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Richard Byrne
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Monkey puzzle
Simple task suggests primate understanding of objects, say scientists
Wild monkeys learn by watching TV
Scientists have found that wild monkeys have the ability to learn new tricks – after watching videos of other monkeys in action.
Keeping it in the family
How young monkeys learn from their mums
Monkey business
Social networks shape monkey “culture”
Culture vultures
Monkeys found to conform to social norms.
Monkey see, monkey do
Humans are not the only creatures who learn through imitation, new research has found.
The secret of our success
Humans succeed best through helping each other, say researchers.
Tiny primate ‘punk’ in danger of extinction
Charismatic Colombian primate population suffers significant drop.
Monkey see, monkey do
Social conformity is not a uniquely human character trait.