… A second experiment extended the findings of the first study with capuchins (Visalberghi &
Fragaszy, unpublished data). Following presentations of a pan of water (only) and clean food …

We conducted an exploratory investigation in an area where nut‐cracking by wild capuchin
monkeys is common knowledge among local residents. In addition to observing male and …

Appreciation of objects' affordances and planning is a hallmark of human technology.
Archeological evidence suggests that Pliocene hominins selected raw material for tool making [1, 2…

A horizontal plexiglas tube containing a food-reward was presented to four naive tufted
capuchins and suitable sticks were provided to push the reward out. Three monkeys out of four …

This paper summarizes early anecdotal information and systematic studies of tool use in
capuchin monkeys {Cebus spp.)· Tool use in capuchins is neither context specific nor …

Capuchin monkeys in the genus Cebus are one of the most widely distributed genera of
primates in Central and South America. They have captivated the imaginations of scientists and …

Cognition presents evolutionary research with one of its greatest challenges. Cognitive
evolution has been explained at the proximate level by shifts in absolute and relative brain …

Four tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella), successful in a tool task in which they used a
stick to push a reward out of a tube, were tested in a similar task, with a tube with a hole and …

Social influences have been shown to be very important to overcome food neophobia in young
children. However, there is no experimental evidence about whether social influences on …

The emergence of social behaviors early in life is likely crucial for the development of mother–infant
relationships. Some of these behaviors, such as the capacity of neonates to imitate …