What can we learn from other animals?

<p>When Dr Beki Hooper began to study rhesus macaques, she found less-than-flattering similarities between monkey behaviour and human team structure.</p><p>In this fascinating discussion, Dr Beki takes us into the habitat of the rhesus macaque, giving us a first-hand glimpse into a hierarchy based on gender and tenure.</p><p><br><strong>Takeaways from Pia and Dan</strong></p><ul> <li>Many of us have experience in organisations that feel like they were governed in the same way as groups of macaques.</li> <li>As humans, we should be able to break through these patriarchal, seniority-based structures.</li> <li>Humans have behaviour equivalent to monkey grooming and preening.</li> <li>Some of our relationships are built on who can advance us within our social structure.</li> <li>Additionally, the bonds we build through grooming allow us to gain more information which we can use to advance our social standing, and to keep us safe.</li> </ul><p><strong>Links</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pNl11I8AAAAJ">Follow Beki on Google Scholar</a></li> <li>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/bekihooper">@bekihooper on Twitter</a> </li> <li><a href="https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=be1DuB8AAAAJ">Melissa Pavez-Fox on Google Scholar</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YTL5DetuR8">Social learning in great tits</a> - Lucy Aplin’s research</li> <li><a href="https://podinbox.com/wenotme">Leave us a voice message</a></li> </ul>