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The Mentalities of Gorillas and Orangutans: Comparative Perspectives

Sue Taylor Parker

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Research on the mental abilities of chimpanzees and bonobos has been widely celebrated and used in reconstructions of human evolution. In contrast, scant attention has been paid to the abilities of gorillas and orangutans. This volume aims to complete the picture of hominoid cognition by bringing together the work on gorillas and orangutans and setting it in comparative perspective. This book's introductory chapters set the evolutionary context for comparing cognition in gorillas and orangutans to that of chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans. The remaining chapters focus primarily on the kinds and levels of intelligence displayed by orangutans and gorillas compared to other great apes, including performances in the classic domains of tool use and tool making, imitation, self awareness, social communication, and symbol use.

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: August 26, 1999

ISBN: 0521580277

ISBN 13: 9780521580274

The Mentalities of Gorillas and Orangutans: Comparative Perspectives

Sue Taylor Parker

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Research on the mental abilities of chimpanzees and bonobos has been widely celebrated and used in reconstructions of human evolution. In contrast, scant attention has been paid to the abilities of gorillas and orangutans. This volume aims to complete the picture of hominoid cognition by bringing together the work on gorillas and orangutans and setting it in comparative perspective. This book's introductory chapters set the evolutionary context for comparing cognition in gorillas and orangutans to that of chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans. The remaining chapters focus primarily on the kinds and levels of intelligence displayed by orangutans and gorillas compared to other great apes, including performances in the classic domains of tool use and tool making, imitation, self awareness, social communication, and symbol use.

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: August 26, 1999

ISBN: 0521580277

ISBN 13: 9780521580274

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