Technical intelligence and culture: Nut cracking in humans and chimpanzees

201734 citationsJournal Article

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Amelia Meier · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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Observations of nut-cracking by humans and chimpanzees only partially supported the technical intelligence hypothesis as higher degrees of flexibility in tool selection seen in chimpanzees compensated for use of less efficient tool material than in humans. Nut cracking was a stronger social undertaking in humans than in chimpanzees.

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Primate Behavior and Ecology Child and Animal Learning Development Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

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Published in: American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volume 163, Issue 2, pp. 339-355

DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23211

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