physical anthropology Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a natural science discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly from ...

, protoculture is the passing of behaviours from one generation to another among non-

human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...

primates Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers and simians ( monkeys and apes). Primates arose 74–63 ...

. For example, tool usage is learned between generations within chimpanzee troops. One troop of chimpanzees may exhibit a learned behavior unique from another troop of chimpanzees, such as various tool usage. Some chimpanzee troops have been observed consuming

aspilia ''Aspilia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ''Aspilia'' is native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, and tropical South America. Some authors have merged this genus with '' Wedelia'', but others maintain that more ...

, for medicinal purposes, because it has been seen to remove intestinal parasites, and is otherwise unpalatable.

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