Orangutans (Pongo spp.) may prefer tools with rigid properties to flimsy tools

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-355

  Walkup, Kristina R ^a   Shumaker, Robert W ^b   Pruetz, Jill D ^b  

^a Great Ape Trust of Iowa   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ape; Cognition; Orangutan; Tool properties; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HARDNESS; MALE; ORANG UTAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HARDNESS; MALE; PONGO; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78649689979     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019566     Document Type: Article

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