Dear MEL Topic Readers,
It’s not just humans – chimpanzees also like to follow trends, study
shows
In a group of humans, when someone has demonstrated a new behavior that
looks cool or uttered a unique expression that sounds interesting, they tend to try
mimicking it. Especially in the era of social media, things become viral in the
blink of an eye. Similar behaviors were observed among groups of chimpanzees in a
sanctuary in Zambia. When a female chimp used a grass or stick to dangle
objects from her ear, other members of the group started doing the same, but
not the ones in other groups that did not see the behavior. That act in
particular didn’t provide any immediate solution or physical comfort, but they did
it anyway. Also, when a female chimp in a zoo in the Netherlands started walking as
if she were carrying a baby, others in the group adopted the walking style. Interestingly,
a new female chimpanzee that adopted the walking style was easily accepted by
the group while the other that didn’t took a longer time. Chimpanzees are social
animals and live in groups like humans. They also seem to have developed
social behaviors and skills to get along with others.
Read the article and learn about how social chimpanzees are like
humans.
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