Wild orangutan males plan and communicate their travel direction one day in advance.

The ability to plan for the future beyond immediate needs would be adaptive to many animal species, but is widely thought to be uniquely human. Although studies in captivity have shown that great apes are capable of planning for future needs, it is unknown whether and how they use this ability in th...

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Main Authors: Carel P van Schaik, Laura Damerius, Karin Isler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3770631?pdf=render