What if Monkeys Cooked our Food?
But when they got a raw carrot, they immediately put it in the device. And their preference for cooked food was so strong that they would hold on to raw potatoes, or carry them to other locations, in order to have them cooked. Previously, chimps and their close cousins, bonobos like Kanzi, who is pictured above , have been taught to cook by people.
But this is the first study showing that animals can acquire a cooking-like skill on their own.
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The results add to a debate about whether early humans had the brain power to figure out cooking, an activity that requires planning, a willingness to delay gratification and sophisticated use of a tool, Rosati says. The new study was inspired by the work of a colleague at Harvard, Richard Wrangham , a professor of biological anthropology.
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His book Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human argues that early humans began cooking almost immediately after learning to control fire, something Wrangham believes happened about 2 million years ago. The new study suggests that even back then, our ancestors had brains that were ready to barbecue, Wrangham says.
The study also offers a reminder that very few behaviors are uniquely human, Wrangham says. Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player.
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Chimps Are No Chumps: The Salt That's what researchers found when they gave chimps a device that appeared to work like an oven. The findings add to the argument that our ancestors began cooking soon after learning to control fire. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email. She found that yes, cooking does to a certain extent improve digestion.
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You only need cook something for a fraction of the time that you actually do in order for it to be digested properly. The cooking times that people adopt when they normally say "this is cooked" seem to reflect strong mechanical changes in the food. In other words, these are things that affect your perception of food texture and allow you actually to eat it very much easier, very much shorter eating times than you would do if they're raw. That I think I would give as the essential answer at the moment.
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