Cultures in chimpanzees

Authors :: Whiten, A.
Goodall, J.
McGrew, W.C.
Nishida, T.
Reynolds, V.
Sugiyama, Y.
Tutin, C.E.G.
Wrangham, R.W.
Boesch, C.
Source :: Nature. June 17, 1999, Vol. 399 Issue 6737, p682, 3 p.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: A study of information from seven chimpanzee communities has revealed 39 different behaviour patterns that are widely seen in some communities but are not present in others. In these cases, ecological explanations have been dismissed. It is clear that a complex mix of imitation, other types of social learning and individual learning has developed in chimpanzee communities. These behaviour patterns have previously not been recognized in non-human species.