Specifically, adult chimps deliberately model the behavior, then turn their tools over to the youngsters so they can mimic ...

Two-thirds of a century after Jane Goodall observed "David Greybeard" break off a twig to fashion a fishing rod for termites, ...

Adult chimpanzees have been observed passing tools to their younger relatives, helping them learn the skills needed for ...

Captured in Senegal, one video appears to show a chimpanzee showing her daughter how to use a stick to extract ants from a ...

New research led by University of Oxford researchers has found that old age likely impacts the habitual tool-use behaviors of some wild chimpanzees—although the extent to which different individuals ...

Two-thirds of a century after Jane Goodall observed 'David Greybeard' break off a twig to fashion a fishing rod for termites, researchers following in ...

Young chimpanzees are remarkably innovative, inventing tools and improving on ones that adults use—and this technical know-how could hold the key to better appreciating the role of children in the ...

Wild chimpanzees show reduced participation and performance in their tool-use behaviours as they experience old age, according to long-term video observations. The study, published today in eLife, ...