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Chimpanzees’ Remarkable Memory Reveals Strategies for Finding Hidden Food

How Wild Chimps Use Spatial and Episodic Memory to Locate Underground Insects

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Anthropology & Primatology
Dec 05, 2024
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Chimpanzees, humanity’s closest living relatives, are renowned for their exceptional cognitive abilities. While much is known about their complex memory use in locating seasonal fruits, less attention has been given to how they solve challenges related to finding animal-based food sources. A groundbreaking study1 now reveals how wild chimpanzees use both…

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