Did you know that chimpanzees have been found to stick grass in their own ears as a sort of fashion trend? It was most recently documented in a zoo in Zambia this July, reported by the BBC as the latest “fad” amongst monkeys.
Humans are not so different. It’s in our nature to accessorise. As a species, we have been wearing accessories since the Palaeolithic era, though back then they tended to be made of bones, shells, and stones — things you could acquire for free.
