Chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes) coordinate by communicating in a collaborative problem-solving task.

ABSTRACT: Successful collaboration often relies on individuals' capacity to communicate with each other. Despite extensive research on chimpanzee communication, there is little evidence that chimpanzees are capable, without extensive human training, of regulating collaborative activities via communication. This study investigated whether pairs of chimpanzees were capable of communicating to ensure coordination during collaborative problem-solving. The chimpanzee pairs needed two tools to extract fruits from an apparatus. The communicator in each pair could see the location of the tools (hidden in one of two boxes), whereas only the recipient could open the boxes. The subjects were first successfully tested for their capacity to understand the pointing gestures of a human who indicated the location o

SUBMITTER: Melis AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501936 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature