Childhood is a key period for acquiring and transmitting cultural knowledge and skill. Hunter-gatherer children, such as the Congolese BaYaka, learn a…

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The oldest known banded bird in the wild, a Mōlī or Laysan albatross known as Wisdom and who is at least 74 years old, has once again mystified biologists. Being able to reproduce and develop an eg…

After dispersal, what cues trigger social learning in immigrants? This Primer explores a new PLOS Biology study in wild-caught great tits which suggests that changes in the physical environment, rathe...