Tool transfers are a form of teaching among chimpanzees

Overview of attention for article published in Scientific Reports, October 2016

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Chimps Caught Guiding an Infant’s Hand to Teach Tool Use

AOL, 08 Oct 2026

Darwin was one of the first to theorize about chimpanzees using objects as tools.

Chimps Caught Guiding an Infant’s Hand to Teach Tool Use

Yahoo!, 08 Oct 2026

Darwin was one of the first to theorize about chimpanzees using objects as tools.

Chimps Caught Guiding an Infant’s Hand to Teach Tool Use

A-Z Animals, 08 Oct 2026

One chimp did something to teach an infant that scientists had never caught on camera before, and the behavior looks…

Chimpanzee mothers appear to teach their daughters how to use tools

AOL, 22 Sep 2026

Young chimpanzees pick up their tool skills mostly by watching adults work. In one reserve in southeastern Senegal, some adults…

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