Journal article
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