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Humans and chimps diverged earlier than previously thought

Humans and chimps diverged earlier than previously thought | Science News | Scoop.it

Our lineage’s fossil record is especially sparse between 4 – 8 million years ago. From that time period we have roughly 50 fragmented specimens making up only 6 or so individuals. I

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Study finds savanna chimps exhibit sharing behavior like humans

Study finds savanna chimps exhibit sharing behavior like humans | Science News | Scoop.it
Sharing food has widely been considered by scholars as a defining characteristic of human behavior.
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Chimpanzee cultures differ between neighbors: Neighboring chimpanzee groups use different hammers to crack nuts

Chimpanzee cultures differ between neighbors: Neighboring chimpanzee groups use different hammers to crack nuts | Science News | Scoop.it

Culture has long been proposed to be a distinguishing feature of the human species. However, an increasing amount of evidence from the field has shown that in several animals, differences in behaviors between populations actually reflect the presence of culture in these species.


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