ANT 322 Primate Biology and Behavior

Cognition

· Define: teaching

· Define: imitation

· Do primates “teach” each other? What can primates learn by ”imitation” and what are some limitations to learning this way?

· How do apes compare to monkeys with regard to figuring things out, making inferences, object-task relationships and cognitive abilities?

· For which primates is spatial memory an advantage—folivores or frugivores—and how does this translate to brain and body size?

· What are some ways in which the great apes use tools?

· Define: tool-set

· Define: tool-composite

· Aside from achieving shelter and obtaining food, what else might primate “tools” be used for?

· Are primates uniform about their tool-using behaviors or tool traditions? Explain.

· Are there sex or age differences in tool-related innovations? Explain.

· Regarding social intelligence, what is meant by tactical deception?

· Define: theory of mind

· Regarding social traditions, what impact did the untimely death of several dominant and aggressive male olive baboons at the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya have on the rest of the troop?

· Regarding implications for the ethical treatment of primates, define reintroduction and translocation and be familiar with some of the key issues tying together cognition and what to do with “retired” primates.