Mary Bates, PhD

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New on Zoologic: Chimpanzees Can Play "Warmer/Colder"

Photo: Thomas Lersch, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license.Remember the game “warmer/colder,” in which one person leads another to the location of a hidden toy by telling them how “warm” they are as they get close? It turns out chimpanzees can play that game, too.A new study shows chimpanzees are able to use hand gestures to coordinate actions to accomplish a specific goal, such as finding hidden food.Read more here: Warmer, Warmer, Hot! Chimpanzees Can Use Gestures to Communicate the Location of Hidden Food.