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Orangutans: Tool Use | PBS LearningMedia Use this video and supporting materials from NATURE: Orangutan Eden to examine how orangutans make and use tools Using text-dependent questions, writing prompts and video, students will learn about how orangutans learn to use tools to aid in activities such as eating
Orangutan Foundation International – 97% of our DNA. . . 100% of Our . . . In parts of Borneo, for example, orangutans use handfuls of leaves as napkins to wipe their chins while orangutans in parts of Sumatra use leaves as gloves, helping them handle spiny fruits and branches, or as seat cushions in spiny trees
Intelligence and Innovation - Orang Utan Republik Foundation Studies have shown social learning and cultures contribute substantially to orangutans’ level of innovation in the wild, with many of the different types of tool use observed being passed down through generations
Tool use by non-humans - Wikipedia A crab-eating macaque using a stone Tool use by non-humans is a phenomenon in which a non-human animal uses any kind of tool in order to achieve a goal such as acquiring food and water, grooming, combat, defence, communication, recreation or construction Originally thought to be a skill possessed only by humans, some tool use requires a sophisticated level of cognition There is considerable
Why Do Orangutans Use Tools in Their Natural Habitat? Orangutans use tools in their natural habitats primarily out of necessity driven by ecological challenges such as accessing food, protecting themselves from environmental hazards, and conserving energy
Orangutan tool use and the evolution of technology In this chapter we try to relate these somewhat contradictory views to the relatively rare occurrence of habitual and complex tool use in wild orangutans, especially when compared to wild
Dr Robert Shumaker | What Orangutan Tool Use Tells Us About Human . . . A recent Outlook article authored by Dr Robert Shumaker and Dr Christopher Martin, both of the Indianapolis Zoo, delves into the existing research into ways that orangutans use stone tools, exploring the cognitive processes behind this behavior and what it can tell us about human evolution
Orangutans (Pongo abelii) make flexible decisions relative to reward . . . The aim of this study was to investigate how orangutans´ decision-making processes are affected by tool-use Orangutans are the largest predominantly arboreal frugivores that regularly use tools in the wild and captivity (e g [1 – 4])