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Published online 15 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040412-6
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Girl chimps learn faster than boys
Daughters pick up their mother's skills, while sons play rough and tumble.
Young female chimpanzees are better students than males, at least when it comes to catching termites, according to a study of wild chimps in Tanzania's Gombe National Park. While daughters watch their mothers closely, the boys spend more time monkeying around.
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