Episode Synopsis "Primates: Cognition, Culture & Environment with Dr Kathelijne Koops"

Cognition, culture and environment - how do they work together to influence primate behaviour? What can tool use and behavioural patterns tell us about primate society? Studying primates provides one of the best insights into the evolutionary origins of human behaviours. To truly understand how and why certain behaviours are adopted (and differ) in primate species, a combination of factors must be considered. If you want to learn about tool use, nesting and behavioural patterns, if you want to understand primate culture, then this is the episode for you! Dr Kathelijne Koops and I discuss the impact of the interaction of cognition, culture and environment on primate behaviour - unfolding the stories of our closest living relatives.Follow @thesphinxthinks on Instagram, @sphinx_thinks on Twitter and check out the website (http://www.sphinxthinks.com) and YouTube for more information and updates on all things archaeology, anthropology, biology and more!Please leave a rating and comment, and I welcome suggestions for future episodes, improvements or ideas. I hope you enjoy the show!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesphinxthinks/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/sphinx_thinksYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFHtiBcx3P903dl8ljqzawWebsite: https://www.sphinxthinks.com/

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