Chimps call out to recruit hunting buddies
Chimpanzees eat more than fruit. When they're on the hunt for meat, researchers have found their barks bring other chimps to close in on their prey.
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Chimpanzees eat more than fruit. When they're on the hunt for meat, researchers have found their barks bring other chimps to close in on their prey.
According to a new study by the University of Zurich and Tufts University, scientists have discovered that by making bark vocalizations, the wild apes catalyze group hunting, rendering this form of cooperative behaviour more effective
Great apes called chimpanzees can be found in central and western Africa. They seem to be our closest living relatives, sharing 98.7% of our genetic makeup with bonobos.
The study highlights the importance of vocal communication in evolutionary development, its link to group-level cooperation and that it may not be exclusive to just humans.
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior – such as during hunting.