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Help From the Fellow Species: Chimpanzees Pass on Knowledge About Tool Use

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How do you fish for ants with a stick? Young chimpanzees have to learn this first. Apparently, their mothers help them especially.

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How do you crack Baobab fruit with a stone? Older West African chimpanzees apparently pass on their knowledge specifically to young animals. Researchers recognize a form of teaching in it.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Chimpanzees can help their offspring to learn how to use tools. Researchers in Senegal have observed how more experienced animals taught younger ones difficult techniques to obtain food. Chimpanzee mothers, in particular, play an important role as teachers.

·Vienna, Austria
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How do you fish for ants with a stick? Young chimpanzees have to learn this first. Apparently, their mothers help them especially.

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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