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> But a species wide behavior, no way. There is no known mechanism for that to propagate and persist in a non human species. I totally agree that chimps didn't
by ramblenode 3y ago
> But a species wide behavior, no way. There is no known mechanism for that to propagate and persist in a non human species.
I totally agree that chimps didn't learn warfare from humans, but this statement is incorrect. Primates and cetaceans have both been shown to have a cultural memory. In theory, there is no reason a successful foraging strategy like breaking nuts with rocks couldn't propagate to the entire species.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoSimple cultural propagation between adjacent groups and between generations is pretty far from a species being a single connected cultural propagation network, which is what would need to exist for a species wide behavior to possibly be learned and not innate.