Capuchin monkeys Content / Capuchin monkeys Content for 51ԹϺ Davis en Monkeys' Stone Tool Use Gives Insight into Archaeology /blog/monkeys-stone-tool-use-gives-insight-archaeology <p>51ԹϺ Davis anthropologists are studying the stone age of capuchin monkeys living on tropical islands off Panama. This 'primate archaeology' is a new approach to archaeology which could give insight into how our own ancestors started using stone tools.&nbsp;</p> April 19, 2024 - 12:58pm Andy Fell /blog/monkeys-stone-tool-use-gives-insight-archaeology Monkey See, Monkey Do, Depending on Age, Experience and Efficiency /news/monkey-see-monkey-do-depending-age-experience-and-efficiency <p>Wild capuchin monkeys readily learn skills from each other – but that social learning is driven home by the payoff of learning a useful new skill. It’s the first demonstration of “payoff bias” learning in a wild animal, and could inform whether and how animals can adapt to rapidly changing conditions.</p> June 07, 2017 - 12:14pm Andy Fell /news/monkey-see-monkey-do-depending-age-experience-and-efficiency