cumulative culture
07/29/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Chimpanzees found to accumulate and transfer cultural knowledge from one generation to the next
A study that was recently published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior showed that chimpanzees, which the theory of evolution says are where men are descended from, exhibit “cumulative culture”, or the ability to build on the work of others. Until now, it was thought that only humans, baboons, and pigeons had this ability.  In […]
05/10/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson
Pigeons found to have startling ability to “build knowledge” almost like humans
The next time someone calls you a “bird brain,” you may just want to say, “I know.” A new study published in Nature Communications concluded that pigeons can pass on and build from the wisdom of previous generations. Scientists from Oxford University have said that homing pigeons are the only known species, besides humans, in […]
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