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Where's the beef? Evidence of culture, imitation, and teaching, in cetaceans?

Abstract

Vocal imitation does not imply an ability to imitate nonvocal motor patterns. Exponential growth in frequency of a behaviour in a population does not imply diffusion by social learning. Distinguishing analogues from homologues of human culture will avoid confusion in discussion of evolution of culture. Original sources do not demonstrate social learning, imitation, or teaching of intentional beaching or lobtail feeding in cetaceans.

Authors

Galef BG

Journal

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 335–335

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

April 2001

DOI

10.1017/s0140525x01343960

ISSN

0140-525X