Chimpanzees spontaneously initiate and maintain cooperative behavior
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 11:40
in Psychology & Sociology
Without any pre-training or restrictions in partner choice among chimpanzees, researchers found for the first time that chimpanzees housed in a socially complex, contained setting spontaneously cooperate with multiple partners of their choosing. This finding addresses long-standing doubt about the level of cooperation chimpanzees are able to spontaneously achieve or understand.