Chimpanzee social cognition in early life: comparative-developmental perspective

Masaki Tomonaga; Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi; Yuu Mizuno; Sanae Okamoto-Barth; Masami K. Yamaguchi; Daisuke Kosugi; Kim A. Bard; Masayuki Tanaka; Tetsuro Matsuzawa

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195392661.013.0043

Chimpanzee social cognition in early life: comparative-developmental perspective

Masaki Tomonaga^*, Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi, Yuu Mizuno, Sanae Okamoto-Barth, Masami K. Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kosugi, Kim A. Bard, Masayuki Tanaka, Tetsuro Matsuzawa

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This chapter briefly reviews how potentially cultural traits are identified in wild populations, including how new techniques are making it easier to trace the spread of behaviors. It then focuses on how social learning can be tested in captivity, specifically addressing how a comparative approach might help highlight important differences between humans and chimpanzees, our closest living relatives. It concludes with a discussion about what directions the future might hold for the study of social learning and culture in primates.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Cognition
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199968701
ISBN (Print)	9780195392661
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195392661.013.0043
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2012

Keywords

Chimpanzees
Cultural traits
Culture
Primates
Social learning

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