PNB 2XC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Termite, Archaic Humans, Asymptote
16 Dec 2017
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Very difficult to find teaching in non-humans. Teacher incurs a cost to teach the student and the student is benefitted. Tandem leaders knew the location of food and tandem followers were na ve. Leader movement depends on distance from follower: blue dots within 2 mm, if the leader feels the follower is far, she slows down, makes sure the follower is still following. Follower movement depends on distance from leader: follower speeds up when leader is farther. Tandem leaders move 4 times slower when teaching. Tandem followers found food faster than when searching alone. A suite of local traditions that uniquely identifies a certain population. Groom with one hand or hold the palm or wrist (2 populations) Chimpanzees created instrument to take termites out of the termite tunnel in tree. Younger members of the group watch and learn. First stick is thick to break into a tunnel. Second stick is thin, with a brush tip to extract termites.
