A new study published by St Andrews University reveals that chimpanzees (who are apes, not monkeys) can learn from watching videos.
Chimps who were shown a video of a trained chimp making a rake-like tool to grab food outside of its enclosure, were able to create a similar tool to grab their own food reward.
The video tutorial proved that chimps are able to learn in a social context, from one another.
However, those who watched the tutorial continued to build a long rake-like tool even when the grape outside their enclosure did not require a long twig. Those who did not watch the video were more successful at grabbing the closer piece of fruit. This demonstrates that social learning can, to some extent, repress creativity.
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