The Animal That Teaches

Carl Zimmer surmises?that sharing knowledge is what makes us human:

It?s certainly true that teaching comes naturally to us humans. There?s no culture on Earth without teachers. But just because something?s easy doesn?t mean it?s not special. And in the animal kingdom, teaching is exceedingly rare. In fact, it?s not clear whether any other animal can teach.

I know this may come as a surprise, but it does so because we tend to mix up teaching and learning. A young chimpanzee can learn how to smash nuts on a rock by watching an older chimpanzee in action. And when she grows up, her own children can learn by watching her. But in these situations, the students are on their own. They have to watch an action and try to tease apart the underlying rules.?

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