The development of sweet-potato washing among the Japanese macaques of Koshima Island is of interest to students of human evolution because:
A. as a result of this behavior, the macaques have become more intelligent, as is shown by an increase in their brain size
B. a single monkey developed a new behavior and this behavior was transmitted to the rest of the population
C. only the females of the population developed and practiced this behavior
D. while the practice spread among the adults of the group, it was not passed on to the offspring
B. a single monkey developed a new behavior and this behavior was transmitted to the rest of the population
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