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Can Animals Create a Culture?
Many animals, such as a group of monkeys in Japan, were
observed and proved that a development of animal culture is indeed
possible. Culture, unlike instinctive behavior, is usually learned or
taught.
The unusual behavior that was specifically observed was a group of
monkeys who developed a strange habit of washing their food before
eating them. When a group of scientists observed them, they realized that
it all began in 1952. One young female found potatoes on the beach and
washed it before eating. Then, she demonstrated this technique to all her
babies and friends. After 10 years, every monkey in the troop had picked
up this habit also.
This an example of a developed culture within a group of monkeys.