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Play and tool use learning in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

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Author(s):
Briseida Dôgo de Resende [1] ; Eduardo B. Ottoni [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Psicologia. Departamento de Psicologia Experimental
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Psicologia. Departamento de Psicologia Experimental
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Estudos de Psicologia (Natal); v. 7, n. 1, p. 173-180, 2002-01-00.
Abstract

The aim of our research is the study of the development of young tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) from a semi-free group, with an emphasis in manipulative behaviors. In the present study, we discuss the relations between the appearance of tool-use in nutcracking and social and object play. Social play occured mainly among infant and juvenile subjects. Object play is often indistinct from exploratory activities and increased during the first year of life. The appearance of the use of tools for cracking nuts, between the second and the third year, is related to exploratory manipulation because of its importance for trial-and-error learning. Social play may facilitate tolerance among subjects and hence favour the observational learning of nutcracking. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 99/11573-2 - Ontogeny of manipulative behavior in a semifree-ranging group of Tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)
Grantee:Briseida Dôgo de Resende
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate