#Chimpanzees show greater behavioural and cultural diversity in more variable environments
“#Chimpanzees show greater behavioural and cultural diversity in more variable environments” A young chimpanzee feeds on seed pods in the Issa valley, Tanzania. Credit: R. Drummond-Clarke/GMERC Behavioral flexibility enables species to adapt to uncertainty and changing ecological conditions via mechanisms such as innovation and greater cognitive capacity. Indeed, large brained species of birds or nonhuman…