Albert III vs Imo

Albert III was a crab-eating macaque launched by the United States in 1949; he died when his V-2 rocket exploded before reaching space.

Imo was a female Japanese macaque living on the island of Kōjima, Japan, whose behavior became a foundational case study in cultural transmission among non-human animals. In 1953, primatologists observed her washing sweet potatoes in a river to remove sand before eating them, a technique she spontaneously invented. This novel behavior was subsequently adopted by other members of her troop, demonst...