Animals have culture too, and it's in our best interests to embrace it

Animals have culture too, and it's in our best interests to embrace it

Analysis: For much of modern history, the idea of ‘culture’ has been tightly bound to humanity. Our art, languages, customs, technologies – markers of our intelligence and social complexity. But over the last few decades, and especially considering recent discoveries, researchers have recognised that culture is not uniquely human.Social learning and culture also shapes the behaviour of the animal kingdom, and underlies many critical biological p…

Co[ngo]Existence - Zoo Atlanta

For generations, humans have lived in or ventured into the jungles of Africa to look for treasure. Those with the most careful of eyes find the treasure looking right back at them. In the eyes of the great apes, we find a reflection of ourselves. Both gorillas and chimpanzees are social creatures and demonstrate a wide variety of emotions and ways to communicate. While it sounds surprising to say, researchers observe them having their own versio…