I can only remain skeptical about all these statements. 'Memetic
transfer' itself is a clanging term, hardly describable, certainly known
only to a select few.
_Mimetic behavior_ is certainly well documented. Some classification of
learning is probable among chimps, although there is no proof it is not
mimicry.
Signing among laboratory gorillas is not transferred without
experimental/human reinforcement. It is even controversial whether or not
it is separate from mimicry and memorization behavior.
(And it's termites the chimps go after.... Much tastier.)
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