Mirror inspection varies with age and tool-using ability in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) |
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Authors: | G C Westergaard S J Suomi |
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Institution: | (1) Lab. of Comparative Ethology National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health Animal Center, P.O. Box 529, 20837 Poolesville, MD, USA |
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Abstract: | We examined mirror inspection in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Capuchins were presented with a non-reflective surface for 30 minutes and then a mirror for 3 hours. Inspection of the
non-reflective surface did not vary significantly as a function of tool-using ability, age, or sex. Mirror inspection was
lowest in older animals, and was greater in animals that used tools than in animals that did not use tools. Mirror-aided self-inspection
was not observed. These results indicate that mirror inspection varies with age and tool-using ability in tufted capuchin
monkeys. We hypothesize that psychological capacities associated with mirror inspection correspond with those related to the
use of tools, and that these capacities facilitate the emergence of self-recognition in some primate species. |
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Keywords: | Capuchin Cebus development mirror tool-use |
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