https://phys.org/news/2018-05-mongooses-inherit-behavior-role-parents.html > The findings offer a fascinating insight into one of the great puzzles of evolution—how diversity persists rather than disappearing with passing generations. > "It was a big surprise to discover that foraging behaviour learned in the first three months of life lasts a lifetime," said Professor Michael Cant, of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation on the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall.