Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990616213748.00b25570@popmail.mcs.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 21:37:48 -0500
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
From: Aaron Lynch <aaron@mcs.net>
Subject: Re: Paper on chimp culture
In-Reply-To: <B0003693827@hamextw01.htcomp.net>
At 06:24 PM 6/16/99 -0000, you wrote:
>Since I brought up my interest in the bifurcation of ancient primate
>culture into human and chimp cultures, I thought I'd post a reference to
>a recent paper on Chimp culture.
>
>Chimpanzee Cultures: Nature Magazine 17 June 1999
>http://www.nature.com/cgi-bin/wbsp-index.cgi?def=37610b1b.def&deflist=374d4
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>
>ABC news summary of story
>http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/AP19990616_267.html
>
>The study, conducted by primatologist Andrew Whiten of the University of
>St. Andrews in Scotland and others, was published Thursday in the
>journal Nature. It goes into detail regarding 39 culturally specific
>activities regarding tool use, grooming and courtship.
>
>Mark
Thanks, Mark.
Looks like a very important study.
--Aaron Lynch
http://www.mcs.net/~aaron/thoughtcontagion.html
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