Protracted development of stick tool use skills extends into adulthood in wild western chimpanzees

M Malherbe, L Samuni, SJ Ebel, KS Kopp… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Tool use is considered a driving force behind the evolution of brain expansion and
prolonged juvenile dependency in the hominin lineage. However, it remains rare across …

From pigs to silkworms: Cognition and welfare across 10 farmed taxa

R Miller, M Schiestl, A Trevarthen, L Gaffney, JM Lavery… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Billions of animals across many taxa are extensively farmed, with critical impacts on animal
welfare. Societal efforts to reduce animal suffering lack rigorous and systematic approaches …