Rich circumstantial evidence suggests that the extensive behavioural diversity recorded in
wild great apes reflects a complexity of cultural variation unmatched by species other than …

SIR-Wild chimpanzees at Bossou, in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, extract sap from oil-
palm trees with a" pestle", and then drink it using a" fibre-sponge". This behaviour includes …

A century of research on chimpanzees, both in their natural habitat and in captivity, has
brought these apes socially, emotionally and mentally much closer to us. Parallels and …

As an increasing number of field studies of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have achieved
long-term status across Africa, differences in the behavioural repertoires described have …

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Those are heroic words, and it is difficult to imagine more than a handful of people
individually meeting that noble specification. But the need exists for the co-ordinator of many …

There is consensus that the modern human lineage appeared in Africa before 100,000
years ago 1, 2. But there is debate as to when cultural and cognitive characteristics typical of …

All modern humans use tools to overcome limitations of our anatomy and to make difficult
tasks easier. However, if tool use is such an advantage, we may ask why it is not evolved to …

Wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have a rich cultural repertoire—traditions common in
some communities are not present in others. The majority of reports describe functional …

SIR-Wild chimpanzees at Bossou, in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, extract sap from oil-
palm trees with a" pestle", and then drink it using a" fibre-sponge". This behaviour includes …