A NEW study from Oxford University and Indianapolis Zoo in the United States has shown chimpanzees spontaneously taking turns.
Previous studies have shown chimps working together in strictly alternating turn-taking scenarios.
Now the latest studies have demonstrated chimpanzees coping with more complex permutations of turn-taking.
Dr Dora Biro, co-author of the study from Oxford University’s Department of Zoology, said: “Coordinating behaviour is an essential component of social situations.”
Scientific Reports has published the study.
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