Critically endangered blonde capuchins fish for termites and use new techniques to accomplish the task

Autor:	Camila B. C. Bione, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Antonio Souto, Nicola Schiel, Monique Bastos, Bruna Martins Bezerra
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Male Tool Use Behavior Ecology Feeding Behavior Isoptera Biology Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Critically endangered Feeding behavior Nest Animals Cebus Fish Cebus flavius Animal Behaviour Atlantic forest Bipedalism General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Zdroj:	Biology Letters. 7:532-535
ISSN:	1744-957X 1744-9561
DOI:	10.1098/rsbl.2011.0034
Popis:	We report the spontaneous modification and use of sticks to fish for termites, above the ground, in wild blonde capuchins ( Cebus flavius ). These critically endangered Neotropical primates inhabit remnants of the Atlantic Forest. They used two previously undescribed techniques to enhance their termite capture success: nest tapping and stick rotation. The current ecologically based explanation for tool use in wild capuchins (i.e. terrestrial habits and bipedalism) must be viewed cautiously. Instead, remarkable manual skills linked to a varied diet seem important in promoting tool use in different contexts. The repertoire of tool-using techniques employed by wild capuchins has been expanded, highlighting the behavioural versatility in this genus.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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