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January 1, 2022
Canine behavior has been studied for decades, but not until 1998 was it discovered that dogs have human-like cooperative communication skills that rival those of even our closest primate relatives. Ever since, canines have become subjects of increased rese ...
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December 12, 2019
Humans have a complex emotional relationship with the other members of our great apes family. Great apes are appealing because of the close resemblances we share, but these resemblances can cause feelings of aversion and disgust. We propose that these feel ...
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January 1, 2019
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) are both our evolutionary closest living relatives. Human and Pan lineages diverged around 7 million years ago, and the chimpanzee and the bonobo branched 1-2 million years ago. Accordingly, the two ...
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January 1, 2019
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) are both our evolutionary closest living relatives. Human and Pan lineages diverged around 7 million years ago, and the chimpanzee and the bonobo branched 1–2 million years ago. Accordingly, the two ...
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January 1, 2018
In this chapter we introduce the central role the bonobo plays in testing evolutionary hypotheses regarding ape minds (including our own). The importance of bonobos has become apparent only recently with sustained fieldwork at multiple sites in the Congo B ...
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January 1, 2018
Theory of mind-the ability to reason about the thoughts and emotions of others-is central to what makes us human. Chimpanzees too appear to understand some psychological states. While less is known about bonobos, several lines of evidence suggest that the ...
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January 1, 2018
Models of the origin of human prosociality towards non-kin have been primarily developed from chimpanzee studies. Substantially less effort has been made to consider the prosociality of bonobos. Like chimpanzees, bonobos cooperate with non-kin extensively ...
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January 1, 2018
Wildlife sanctuaries rescue, rehabilitate, reintroduce and provide life-long care for orphaned and injured animals. Understanding a sanctuary’s population dynamics—patterns in arrival, mortality and projected changes in population size—allows careful plann ...
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January 1, 2018
The dominance style of bonobos presents an evolutionary puzzle. Bonobos are not male dominant but female bonobos do not show traits typical of female-dominant species. This chapter proposes the offspring dominance hypothesis (ODH) as a potential solution. ...
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January 1, 2018
The self-domestication hypothesis (SDH) suggests bonobo psychology evolved due to selection against aggression and in favour of prosociality. This hypothesis was formulated based on similarities between bonobos and domesticated animals. This chapter review ...
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January 1, 2014
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August 16, 2012
This edited volume is the first of its kind to bridge the epistemological gap between primate ethologists and primate neurobiologists. ...
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February 1, 2010
This chapter addresses two aspects of primate social cognition-understanding of intentional, goal-directed action, and understanding perceptions, knowledge, and beliefs-focusing on the newest comparative research since the last major reviews were written o ...
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January 1, 2010
Primates must navigate complex social landscapes in their daily lives: gathering information from and about others, competing with others for rewards like food and mates, and cooperating to obtain rewards as well. Although many species may exhibit similar ...
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