This unorthodox proximity and tolerance allowed less skilled adults to come close enough to observe foraging methods, which they did as eagerly as kids.

• 牠们与其他地点的红毛猩猩不同，甚至常常一齐享用同一份餐点（常是布满白蚁蛀洞的树枝）并分享食物（如懒猴的肉）牠们彼此这麽接近与容忍，实在违反红毛猩猩的常情，可是却使觅食技术不怎麽高明的成年个体有观察高手的机会，牠们的学习精神与孩子无异。