Ape duos and trios: spontaneous cooperation with free partner choice in chimpanzees

The purpose of the present study was to push the boundaries of cooperation among captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). There has been doubt about the level of cooperation that chimpanzees are able to spontaneously achieve or understand. Would they, without any pre-training or restrictions in partne...

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Main Authors: Malini Suchak, Timothy M. Eppley, Matthew W. Campbell, Frans B.M. de Waal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/417.pdf