% pubman genre = article @article{item_3224055, title = {{Tool use for corpse cleaning in chimpanzees}}, author = {Van Leeuwen, Edwin J. C. and Cronin, Katherine A. and Haun, Daniel B. M.}, language = {eng}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/srep44091}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, address = {London}, year = {2017}, date = {2017}, abstract = {{For the first time, chimpanzees have been observed using tools to clean the corpse of a deceased group member. A female chimpanzee sat down at the dead body of a young male, selected a firm stem of grass, and started to intently remove debris from his teeth. This report contributes novel behaviour to the chimpanzee{\textquoteright}s ethogram, and highlights how crucial information for reconstructing the evolutionary origins of human mortuary practices may be missed by refraining from developing adequate observation techniques to capture non-human animals{\textquoteright} death responses.}}, journal = {{Scientific Reports}}, volume = {7}, eid = {44091}, }