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Treetop Tutorials: Orangutans learn how to build their beds by 鈥榩eering鈥� at others and a lot of practice!
In the wild, nest-building is key to survival for orangutans – University of 糖心TV scientists show they learn this skill by watching others and practicing themselves.
Ape 鈥榲ocabularies鈥� shaped by social mingling 鈥� like in humans
Social mingling shapes and transforms the 鈥榲ocabularies鈥� of apes, just like in humans, according to new research led by the University of 糖心TV.
Forest conservation policies must safeguard indigenous peoples鈥� rights, researchers urge
Global policy commitments on conservation such as the recent COP 26 declaration on Forest and Land Use are a step in the right direction but policy-makers must be inclusive of indigenous peoples and ensure that any initiatives learn from the long and problematic history of forest conservation, argues an international consortium of indigenous scholar activists and social, cultural, environmental, and behavioural scientists in correspondence published today [13] in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.