The ontogeny of exploratory object manipulation behaviour in wild orangutans.

ABSTRACT: In human infants, exploratory object manipulation is a major vehicle for cognitive stimulation as well as an important way to learn about objects and basic physical concepts in general. The development of human infants' exploratory object manipulation follows distinct developmental patterns. So far, the degree of evolutionary continuity of this developmental process remains unclear. We investigated the development of exploratory object manipulations in wild orangutans. Our data included 3200 exploration events collected on 13 immatures between the ages of 0.5 and 13 years, at the Suaq Balimbing monitoring station in Indonesia. Our results identify several parallels between the development of exploratory behaviour in humans and orangutans: on top of a highly similar overall age trajectory,

SUBMITTER: Schuppli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427332 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature