Human Activity Is Eroding Chimpanzee Behaviors and Cultures, New Study Finds

Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 18:20 in Biology & Nature

Human activity is not only causing chimpanzee populations and habitats to decline, it is also quickly killing what scientists call their “behavioral and cultural diversity” — such as their use of tools, communication techniques, hunting, and bathing, according to a new study published in the journal Science. These skills and traditions are passed from one generation to the next […]

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