Foraging Cognition in Nonhuman Primates

Klaus Zuberbühler; Karline Janmaat

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Foraging Cognition in Nonhuman Primates

Klaus Zuberbühler^*, Karline Janmaat

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This chapter reviews recent studies of primate foraging behavior in the wild. It suggests that the information processing problems primates encounter in foraging, particularly searching for ripe edible fruits, may have provided the impetus for the evolution of enhanced cognitive skills such as cognitive mapping and forecasting the ripeness of fruits based on the recent history of weather.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Primate Neuroethology
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199864904
ISBN (Print)	9780195326598
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195326598.003.0004
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2010

Keywords

Cognitive mapping
Cognitive skills
Information processing problems
Nonhuman primates
Primate foraging behavior

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