Cultural Copying and Learning Observed in Monkey and Whale Species
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
Birds of a feather may flock together, but do birds that flock together develop distinct cultures? Two studies published today in Science find strong evidence that, at the very least, monkeys that troop together and whales that pod together do just that. And they manage it in the same way that humans do: by copying and learning from each other. [More]