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The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin

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By Sheina Lew-Levy, Luke Maurits, Adam H. Boyette, Kate Ellis-Davies
| PLOS ONE
Citation: Lew-Levy S, Maurits L, Boyette AH, Ellis-Davies K, Haun D, Vieira W, et al. (2026) The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin. PLoS One 21(1): e0340388. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340388 Editor: Raven Garvey, University of Michigan, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Received: July 26, 2025; Accepted: December 19, 2025; Published: January 28, 2026 Copyright: © 2026 Lew-Levy et al.
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BaYaka mothers balance childcare and subsistence tasks during collaborative foraging in Congo Basin - Scientific Reports

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By Adam H. Boyette, Sheina Lew-Levy, Mallika Sarma
| Nature Verified
Abstract Across cultures, mothers balance childcare with other labour. Hunter-gatherer mothers face a daily choice of whether to take infants on foraging trips or leave them with caregivers in the settlement, as well as deciding with whom to forage. Yet, it remains unclear how infant presence affects mothers’ mobility and food returns during group foraging.
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Ethos | AAA Sociocultural Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library

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By Sheina Lew-Levy, Adam H. Boyette
| Wiley Online Library Verified
INTRODUCTION This paper examines how BaYaka children from the Congo Basin learn to “walk in the forest” (botamboli na ndima). For BaYaka, forest walking is not simply a motor act. As one interlocutor explained, “to walk in the forest, your eyes go on the ground, your eyes go in the trees.” In other words, walking in the forest involves keen attention to one's surroundings. Walking in the forest also has social dimensions. Walking is usually done in the company of others.
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