Explore recent research on culture in chimpanzees and other primates. View an animation that depicts chimpanzee tool use. Explore websites about research into primate culture. Then write an essay on the meaning of culture.

Chimpanzee Tool Use
Explore recent research on culture in chimpanzees and other primates. View an animation that depicts chimpanzee tool use. Explore websites about research into primate culture. Then write an essay on the meaning of culture.
Chimpanzee Tool Use (549.0K)

Chimpanzee Cultures
http://chimp.st-and.ac.uk/cultures3/default.htm

1999 Nature Article
http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/ChimpCultures/Nature_Culture%20in%20Chimpanzees.pdf

Chimpanzee Culture "Confirmed"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4166756.stm

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_chimpculture.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1006_041006_chimps.html

Think about: What are the implications of the experiment in which captive chimps taught others in their group how to use a new tool?

1			What is culture to you? What definitions of culture are used in the research you surveyed in this exploration? How do these definitions support the contention that chimpanzees have culture? Why is there controversy about using this term to describe nonhuman species?