Natural Pedagogy and Flossing Monkeys

(via Concrete Tower)

Gyorgy Gergely and Gergely Csibra have issued a new version of their theory of Natural Pedagogy in Trends in Cognitive Sciences (here). As luck would have it, the paper coincides with a BBC report of macaques teaching flossing to their youngs (well, more accurately, taking their time while flossing in front of their young) [1]. Check the video here !

[1] "Raw Video: Monkeys Floss, With Human Hair" (video). Source: Youtube @AssociatedPress. March 12, 2009.