Spider monkeys (Ateles sp.) are common in zoological parks, but rare in scientific publications. Studies on tool use in primates have mostly focused on impressive tool users such as chimpanzees. Spider monkeys fulfill several criteria that are known to be associated with tool use. To be able to give an appropriate environment and enrichment for spider monkeys in captivity more knowledge is needed about their cognitive abilities. In this study we wanted to see if five male spider monkeys kept in a zoo could learn to use tools to reach a reward. Experiment 1 examined the subjects’ ability to learn to use a stick-tool to extract honey from a tube and experiment 2 their ability to learn to use a rake-tool to reach a reward. ...
We assessed two aspects of numerical cognition in a group of nine captive spider monkeys (Ateles geo...
The Colombian black spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) is critically endangered. The wild ...
Abstract Most studies of animal tool use require subjects to use one object to gain access to a food...
Spider monkeys (Ateles sp.) are common in zoological parks, but rare in scientific publications. S...
Cognitively challenging environments are vital to the welfare of captive animals. However, practical...
Cognition allows animals to acquire, process, and store sensory information from the environment and...
We examined whether eight capuchins and eight chimpanzees were able to retrieve a reward placed insi...
Previous studies have shown that a few bird and primate species successfully use two or more tools s...
Sequential tool use is defined as using a tool to obtain another non-food object which subsequently ...
Sequential tool use is defined as using a tool to obtain another non-food object which subsequently ...
Previous studies have shown that a few bird and primate species successfully use two or more tools s...
There is now growing evidence that some animal species are able to plan for the future. For example ...
Two important elements in problem solving are the abilities to encode relevant task features and to ...
Spider monkeys are interesting to study with regard to hand preferences, as they are one of the few ...
To date, neither primates nor birds have shown clear evidence of causal knowledge when attempting to...
We assessed two aspects of numerical cognition in a group of nine captive spider monkeys (Ateles geo...
The Colombian black spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) is critically endangered. The wild ...
Abstract Most studies of animal tool use require subjects to use one object to gain access to a food...
Spider monkeys (Ateles sp.) are common in zoological parks, but rare in scientific publications. S...
Cognitively challenging environments are vital to the welfare of captive animals. However, practical...
Cognition allows animals to acquire, process, and store sensory information from the environment and...
We examined whether eight capuchins and eight chimpanzees were able to retrieve a reward placed insi...
Previous studies have shown that a few bird and primate species successfully use two or more tools s...
Sequential tool use is defined as using a tool to obtain another non-food object which subsequently ...
Sequential tool use is defined as using a tool to obtain another non-food object which subsequently ...
Previous studies have shown that a few bird and primate species successfully use two or more tools s...
There is now growing evidence that some animal species are able to plan for the future. For example ...
Two important elements in problem solving are the abilities to encode relevant task features and to ...
Spider monkeys are interesting to study with regard to hand preferences, as they are one of the few ...
To date, neither primates nor birds have shown clear evidence of causal knowledge when attempting to...
We assessed two aspects of numerical cognition in a group of nine captive spider monkeys (Ateles geo...
The Colombian black spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) is critically endangered. The wild ...
Abstract Most studies of animal tool use require subjects to use one object to gain access to a food...
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