Tool use is 'innate' in chimpanzees but not bonobos, their closest evolutionary relative
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 04:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Chimpanzees and bonobos are the two closest living relatives of the human species - the ultimate tool-using ape. Yet, despite being so closely related on the evolutionary tree, wild chimpanzees and bonobos differ hugely in the way they use tools.