Chimpanzees use different types of memory to find insects hidden underground (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

Chimpanzees use different types of memory to find insects hidden underground

Caption

A female chimpanzee brings her face close to the entrance of an army ant nest hidden under fallen leaves to detect if there are ants inside.

Credit

Still image extracted by Andreu Sánchez-Megías from a camera trap video taken in the Dindefelo community nature reserve.

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