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Wild chimpanzees hand tools to youngsters to teach skills

Researchers in Senegal observe adult chimpanzees passing tools to younger relatives to help them learn techniques for fishing.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 16 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 16 Sept 2026. New Scientist published first, on 16 September at 04:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 0 min later. The most recent article, from Ars Technica, appeared on 16 September at 04:00 UTC.

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  1. How chimps teach their kids tool tricks Ars Technica ·
  2. Chimpanzees give youngsters the tools to learn tricky techniques Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
  3. Wild chimpanzees teach youngsters by handing them tools New Scientist

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  • Jane Goodall
  • Senegal
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