How 8 years of social and individual learning interact to shape ecological competence in orangutans

T Revathe; Marie-Theres Weidling; Sri Suci Utami Atmoko; Tatang Mitra Setia; Imran Razik; Carel P. van Schaik; Andrew Whiten; Paul‐Christian Bürkner; Caroline Schuppli

doi:10.1126/science.adz6415

How 8 years of social and individual learning interact to shape ecological competence in orangutans

T Revathe, Marie-Theres Weidling, Sri Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, Imran Razik, Carel P. van Schaik, Andrew Whiten, Paul‐Christian Bürkner, Caroline Schuppli

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Our findings advance the science of cultural evolution by showing how multiyear social and individual learning interact to shape great apes' broad ecological competence.

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Appeared: Saturday, September 26. Science. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1126/science.adz6415

How 8 years of social and individual learning interact to shape ecological competence in orangutans

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