Girl chimps learn faster than boys
Yeah, but can they pee standing up?
A study of wild chimpanzees has provided evidence that girls have been faster learners than boys for six million years.

Researchers discovered clear gender differences in the way that young male and female chimps learn skills from their mothers.

The findings, published in the journal Nature, mirror the contrasts in the learning abilities of human children, say the scientists behind the study.

Professor Elizabeth Lonsdorf, of the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, said females spent more time closely watching their mother, but male chimps had shorter attention spans and spent more time wrestling with one another and swinging in trees.
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posted by tommEE pickles 4/15/2004 11:38:29 AM