Primate culture is just a stone's throw away from human evolution
Monday, January 12, 2009 - 16:56
in Psychology & Sociology
For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behaviour in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture. By watching these monkeys acquire and maintain behavioural traditions from generation to generation, the scientists have gained insight into the cultural evolution of humans...