Wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) exploit tortoises (Kinixys erosa) via percussive technology
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dc.contributor.author | Pika, Simone | |
dc.contributor.author | Klein, Harmonie | |
dc.contributor.author | Bunel, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Baas, Pauline | |
dc.contributor.author | Theleste, Erwan | |
dc.contributor.author | Deschner, Tobias | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-23T16:09:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-23T16:09:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 20452322 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://osnascholar.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/unios/8968 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), one of humankinds' closest living relatives, are known to hunt and consume the meat of various animal taxa. Although some researchers have presented indirect evidence that chimpanzees may also prey on tortoises, until now, direct observations of this behaviour did not exist. Here, we provide systematic descriptions of the first observations of chimpanzee predation on tortoises (Kinixys erosa). We made these unprecedented observations on newly habituated chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) of the Rekambo community, living in the Loango National Park, Gabon. The behaviour qualified as customary, that is occurring in most or all adult males, involved a distinct smashing technique, and resulted frequently in food sharing with other group members. Our observations shed new light on the hitherto little understood percussive technology of chimpanzees, and expand our current knowledge on chimpanzees' dietary and predatory repertoires with respect to reptiles. We also report a case of food storage and discuss it in the context of future-oriented cognition. Our findings suggest the need for more nuanced interpretations of chimpanzees' cognitive skills in combination with an in-depth understanding of their unique socio-ecological niches. They further emphasize the importance of nonhuman primate field observations to inform theories of hominin evolution. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Max Planck SocietyMax Planck Society; We are grateful to the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique of Gabon for their collaboration and permission to conduct research in the Loango National Park. We are indebted to C. Boesch for his steady support and many inspirational discussions. We thank J. Call, N. Clayton, and M. Osvath for their constructive exchanges. We are particularly grateful to W.C. McGrew and T. C. Hicks for their constructive reviews, and to A. Kalan for helpful discussions and editing of the manuscript. We are indebted to F. Makaya, U. Bora Moussouami, L. Southern and K. Stewart, and all of our wonderful tracker teams for their help with the data collection and support in the forest. A special thanks to C. Igoumounamendet and S. Emane for their invaluable help at and around the Ozouga Camp. This research was funded by the Max Planck Society. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | |
dc.relation.ispartof | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | |
dc.subject | ACTIVITY PATTERNS | |
dc.subject | DIET | |
dc.subject | FUTURE | |
dc.subject | GOMBE CHIMPANZEES | |
dc.subject | HUNTING BEHAVIOR | |
dc.subject | MEMORY | |
dc.subject | Multidisciplinary Sciences | |
dc.subject | PLAN | |
dc.subject | PREDATION | |
dc.subject | Science & Technology - Other Topics | |
dc.subject | TIME | |
dc.subject | TOOL-USE | |
dc.title | Wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) exploit tortoises (Kinixys erosa) via percussive technology | |
dc.type | journal article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41598-019-43301-8 | |
dc.identifier.isi | ISI:000468769800001 | |
dc.description.volume | 9 | |
dc.publisher.place | MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND | |
dcterms.isPartOf.abbreviation | Sci Rep | |
dcterms.oaStatus | Green Published, gold | |
crisitem.author.dept | Institut für Kognitionswissenschaft | - |
crisitem.author.deptid | institute28 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0002-4398-2337 | - |
crisitem.author.parentorg | FB 08 - Humanwissenschaften | - |
crisitem.author.grandparentorg | Universität Osnabrück | - |
crisitem.author.netid | PiSi817 | - |
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