protoculture

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In physical anthropology, protoculture is the passing of behaviours from one generation to another among non-human primates.

For example, tool usage is learned between generations within chimpanzee troops. One troop of chimpanzees may exhibit a learned behavior unique from another troop of chimpanzees, such as various tool usage. Some chimpanzee troops have been observed consuming aspilia,{{cite web |url=http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/8_1%20Chimpanzee%20Medicine%20Chest.htm |title=8_1 Chimpanzee Medicine Chest |access-date=2011-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608070200/http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/8_1%20Chimpanzee%20Medicine%20Chest.htm |archive-date=2011-06-08 }} for medicinal purposes, because it has been seen to remove intestinal parasites, and is otherwise unpalatable.{{cn|date=April 2015}}