Elizabeth Lonsdorf Quotes
Female chimps that we studied tended to learn the skill about 27 months earlier than male chimps. Little girl chimps at the termite mound, even at very young ages, tended to watch their mothers more and pay close attention, while little boy chimps were off kind of playing around in the trees and doing somersaults. 
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Each gender may be innately better at certain tasks, but that doesn't mean that they aren't capable of trying any task.
- Elizabeth Lonsdorf
Female chimps that we studied tended to learn the skill about 27 months earlier than male chimps. Little girl chimps at the termite mound, even at very young ages, tended to watch their mothers more and pay close attention, while little boy chimps were off kind of playing around in the trees and doing somersaults.
- Elizabeth Lonsdorf