Why Do Chimpanzees Have Superior Memory but Limited Language Skills?

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This is interesting, about chimpanzees not having much language but extremely fast and excellent memory.
https://youtu.be/ktkjUjcZid0

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symbolipoint said:
This is interesting, about chimpanzees not having much language but extremely fast and excellent memory.
https://youtu.be/ktkjUjcZid0

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Sports stars Sam Snead and Larry Bird remembered everything in detail. It's useful for sports.
 
symbolipoint said:
This is interesting, about chimpanzees not having much language but extremely fast and excellent memory.
https://youtu.be/ktkjUjcZid0

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I read somewhere (did I use that phrase? Sorry, I think it was The Blind Watchmaker) That primates have to remember where the ripe fruits are. Also the unripe so they can go back when they are ready.
When in our Evolution did this happen? Less than 7 million years ago?
Birds rats and squirrels are pretty good at remembering sequences too.
 
Lots of animals have good memories.
It is a generally useful adaptation.
Honey bees can learn colors and locations in single trials.
It would not have arisen in the human or primate lineage for some specific purpose.
 
BillTre said:
Lots of animals have good memories.
It is a generally useful adaptation.
Honey bees can learn colors and locations in single trials.
It would not have arisen in the human or primate lineage for some specific purpose.
I think line of reasoning was foraging was a fairly simple process for earlier mammals before Yucatan.
Selecting and learning what was going on with vegetation after that when they had more freedom played a part.
I will find the refs and try and put some meat on the bones.