Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Chimpanzees share experiences with each other, a trait once thought to be only human
How close chimpanzees are to humans? Their maternal instinct seems so close to one of the humans (Vol.3884). What about their infants? Do they want to share their interest or experience with their caregiver just like human infants do? A study in a chimpanzee community in Uganda found that an infant was holding a leaf out to her mother until she paid attention to it. Then the infant chimp seemed satisfied. The infant chimp didn’t seem to intend to play with the leaf or give it to her mother but only to get the mother’s attention. This interests animal researchers because such behavior has only been thought unique to humans. There may be more such cognitive, emotional, or intelligent behaviors among our closest relatives that we simply haven’t realized yet.
Enjoy reading the article and think about how close apes are to us.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/18/world/wild-chimpanzees-share-experience-humans-scn/index.html
Chimpanzees share experiences with each other, a trait once thought to be only human
How close chimpanzees are to humans? Their maternal instinct seems so close to one of the humans (Vol.3884). What about their infants? Do they want to share their interest or experience with their caregiver just like human infants do? A study in a chimpanzee community in Uganda found that an infant was holding a leaf out to her mother until she paid attention to it. Then the infant chimp seemed satisfied. The infant chimp didn’t seem to intend to play with the leaf or give it to her mother but only to get the mother’s attention. This interests animal researchers because such behavior has only been thought unique to humans. There may be more such cognitive, emotional, or intelligent behaviors among our closest relatives that we simply haven’t realized yet.
Enjoy reading the article and think about how close apes are to us.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/18/world/wild-chimpanzees-share-experience-humans-scn/index.html
No comments:
Post a Comment