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From play to proficiency: The ontogeny of stone-tool use in coastal-foraging long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) from a comparative perception-action perspective

Authors: Amanda W. Y. Tan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal foraging behavior, *animal learning, *tool use, animal ethology, animal play, monkeys

2017

Wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) place nuts in anvils selectively

Authors: Qing Liu, Dorothy Fragaszy, Barth Wright, Kristin Wright, Patricia Izar, Elisabetta Visalberghi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: *tool use, affordance, anvil use, capuchin, cebus libidinosus, embodied cognition, nut cracking, perception-action, selectivity, social influence

2011

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