Along similar lines, I recall seeing a nature show on television many years ago in which a macaque had learned to swim, and the behavior had spread to others of the colony, but was not seen in other macaque colonies. I have a good use for such an example but I have never been able to find a reliable source for it. Does anyone else know of this, and where it was reported?
Thanks, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== Serafin, John wrote: > Michael, > > Your memory about the monkeys & potatoes is pretty good. I don't remember > the original authors, but the monkeys under study were a colony of Japanese > macaqques on one of the Japanese islands. To support the colony, the humans > would dump food (e.g., potatoes) on the beach. The researchers observed that > the animals learned to wash the sand off before eating. One of the > interesting reports by the researchers was that this behavior began among > the younger, adolescent animals, but then spread to the older adults. > Whether this is evidence of higher cognitive function, I'll leave to others > to debate. It could potentially be explained via conditioning. > > As for chimps eating ants, what do you suppose they're doing when they groom > each other? They're picking bugs off. No sense letting that protein go to > waste, so why not eat them? > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6015 or send a blank email to leave-6015-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
