#cultural-transmission

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Science
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Macaws and the Origins of Social Learning

Blue-throated macaws learn rare gestures through third-party imitation, acquiring behaviors faster and more accurately, indicating parrots possess capacity for social learning and cultural transmission.
philosophy
fromAeon
3 months ago

Why birds don't buy Bentleys and we humans will never fly | Aeon Essays

Culture and its transmission distinguish humans from other species, enabling complex knowledge sharing across generations.
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