Origin Stories
Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of who we are.
Episode 55: Monkeys Get Creative
Producer and scientist Kevin McLean travels to an island off the coast of Panama where researchers have found an isolated group of monkeys with a creative approach to surviving in a challenging environment.
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These tiny monkeys have entered their Stone Age with a bang
First report of habitual stone tool use by Cebus monkeys
Habitual Stone-Tool Aided Extractive Foraging in White-Faced Capuchins, Cebus Capucinus
Video of capuchins using tools
Research presentation on social learning by Leakey Foundation grantee Brendan Barrett
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies
Claudio Montezo Moreno's biodiversity research website
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The Leakey Foundation
Origin Stories is a project of The Leakey Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding human origins research and outreach.
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Lunch Break Science is The Leakey Foundation's web series featuring short talks and interviews with Leakey Foundation grantees. Episodes stream live on the first and third Thursdays of every month. Sign up for event reminders and watch past episodes at leakeyfoundation.org/live
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