Chimpanzees use a variant of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, new research suggests.
When tasked with finding a tasty treat hidden in one of two boxes, chimps (Pan troglodytes) evaluated several strands of evidence. And they switched their choices if new, contradictory evidence emerged, the study found.
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