Chimps Employ Culture
to Branch Out
Chimpanzee groups vary in specific
behaviors, creating a wide array of traditions that have much in common
with human culture.
References:
De Waal, F.B.M. 1999. Cultural primatology comes of age. Nature
399(June 17):635.
Parr, L.A., and F.B.M. de Waal. 1999. Visual kin recognition in chimpanzees.
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Further Readings:
Bower, B. 1999. Making culture from scratch. Science News
155(May 15):315.
______. 1998. Chimps may put their own spin on culture. Science
News 154(Dec. 12):374.
Milius, S. 1999. The search for
animal inventors. Science News 155(June 5):364.
Sources:
Frans B.M. de Waal
Emory University
Department of Psychology
Atlanta, GA 30329
Jane Goodall
Gombe Stream Research Center
P.O. Box 185
Kigoma, Tanzania
Lisa A. Parr
Emory University
Department of Psychology
Atlanta, GA 30329
Andrew Whiten
University of St. Andrews
Scottish Primate Research Group
School of Psychology
St. Andrews KY16 9JU
United Kingdom
Richard W. Wrangham
Harvard University
Department of Anthropology
Cambridge, MA 02138
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 25, June 19, 1999, p. 388.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
