What cognitive strategies do orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) use to solve a trial-unique puzzle-tube task incorporating multiple obstacles?

Emma C. Tecwyn, Susannah K.S. Thorpe, Jackie Chappell

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    15 Citations (SciVal)
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)121-133
    Number of pages13
    JournalAnimal Cognition
    Volume15
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - Jan 2012

    Funding

    Acknowledgments We thank Apenheul Primate Park (Netherlands) for granting permission for scientific research and generously giving their time, support and valuable knowledge. Special thanks go to Rudy Berends, Leo Hulsker, Bianca Klein and Frank Rietkerk. We are also grateful to four anonymous reviewers whose comments contributed to the improvement of this manuscript. This study was funded by a Natural Environment Research Council studentship to E.C.T.

    Keywords

    • Cognitive strategies
    • Great ape
    • Orangutan
    • Planning
    • Problem-solving
    • Trap-tube

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