The circulation of ideas has long been thought to be one of the defining human traits. Our cousins, the chimps, seem to spread ideas from one community member to another as well, according to a study whose results have just been published in PLOS Biology. Chimpanzees use tools, a characteristic that has been observed for a long time now. But exactly how they learn to do it has never been seen … [Read more...]
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