A Hallmark Of Culture

This is an interesting article, originally from the New York Times, on chimpanzee culture. I particularly like the quote: "Socially transmitted adjustable behaviour is a hallmark of culture". It has the ring of truth for me.

 

But I’m less convinced by the statement made by a Dr. Matsuzawa: "Humans can’t do it,"  he said, referring to a memory task, "Chimpanzees are superior to humans in this task". I suspect that the difference between a trained chimpanzee and a trained human is less than he might like to imagine.