Thursday, January 15, 2009

Primate culture a stone's throw away

ScienceDaily (2009-01-15) --

For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behavior in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture. By watching these monkeys acquire and maintain behavioral traditions from generation to generation, the scientists have gained insight into the cultural evolution of humans.


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