Animal behaviour: incipient tradition in wild chimpanzees

Andrew Whiten

doi:10.1038/nature13759

Animal behaviour: incipient tradition in wild chimpanzees

Andrew Whiten^*

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Abstract

The adoption of a new form of tool use has been observed to spread along social-network pathways in a chimpanzee community. The finding offers the first direct evidence of cultural diffusion in these animals in the wild.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	178-179
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	514
Issue number	7521
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13759
Publication status	Published - 9 Oct 2014

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Cultural transmission

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