Tag Archives: Animal Cognition

A year (almost) in the field

Posted on December 31, 2008 by

My friend and colleague’s final essay in Nature’s post-doc journal has been published this week. You can read the summary of her research and reflections on nearly a year of fieldwork studying the behavior of wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada) in … Continue reading →

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If it feels good, do it (for capuchins)

Posted on September 10, 2008 by

Research published this week in PNAS suggests that capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) engage in “prosocial” behavior with another conspecific when that individual is familiar, visible, and receiving rewards of equal value (de Waal et al. 2008). The researchers presented capuchins … Continue reading →

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Magpie sees itself in mirror and realizes it is not a chimpanzee

Posted on August 21, 2008 by

Big news in the study of animal cognition was published this week in PLoS Biology. Magpies (Pica pica) were shown to engage in mirror-induced, self-directed behavior via a “mark test” (Prior et al. 2008). This research makes magpies the first … Continue reading →

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