Stone Age primates: What can the antics of tool-using monkeys and chimps tell us about our own evolution, wonders Erica Tennenhouse.
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| Title: | Stone Age primates: What can the antics of tool-using monkeys and chimps tell us about our own evolution, wonders Erica Tennenhouse. |
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| Authors: | Tennenhouse, Erica |
| Source: | New Scientist. 2/3/2018, Vol. 237 Issue 3163, p40-43. 4p. 4 Color Photographs. |
| Subjects: | Monkey behavior, Chimpanzees, Archaeologists, Animal behavior, Animal defenses |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on investigations on the different antics used by monkeys and chimpanzees which continue to evolve in the generation of humans. Overview of several research conducted by various primate archaeologists to determine the tools and traditions used by such animals based on the evidences found by archaeologists and experts is mentioned. However, it reminds that what animals do now is what they always did and they should not be compared to humans since they always change. |
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| Abstract: | The article focuses on investigations on the different antics used by monkeys and chimpanzees which continue to evolve in the generation of humans. Overview of several research conducted by various primate archaeologists to determine the tools and traditions used by such animals based on the evidences found by archaeologists and experts is mentioned. However, it reminds that what animals do now is what they always did and they should not be compared to humans since they always change. |
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| ISSN: | 02624079 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0262-4079(18)30222-7 |
