Great apes track hidden objects after changes in the objects' position and in subject's orientation

Eight chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), five bonobos (Pan paniscus), five gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), and seven orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) were presented with two invisible object displacement tasks. In full view of the subject, a food item was hidden under one of three opaque cups resting on a platfo...

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Published in:	American journal of primatology Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 349 - 359
Main Authors:	Albiach-Serrano, Anna, Call, Josep, Barth, Jochen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.04.2010
Subjects:	allocentric spatial coding Animals Appetitive Behavior - physiology Chimpanzees Cognition Female Food Gorilla gorilla - psychology Gorilla gorilla gorilla Gorillas Male object permanence Orang-utans Orientation Pan paniscus Pan paniscus - psychology Pan troglodytes Pan troglodytes - psychology Pongo pygmaeus Pongo pygmaeus - psychology Predatory Behavior - physiology Primate behaviour rotations Spatial Behavior - physiology spatial memory Species Specificity Visual acuity
ISSN:	0275-2565, 1098-2345, 1098-2345
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