Sue Taylor Parker / W. Mitchell / H. Miles (eds.)

The Mentalities of Gorillas and Orangutans

Comparative Perspectives
Herausgeber: Miles, H. Lyn; Parker, Sue Taylor; Mitchell, Robert W.

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Produktbeschreibung

Research on the mental abilities of chimpanzees and bonobos has been widely celebrated and used in reconstructions of human evolution. In contrast, scant attention has been paid to the abilities of gorillas and orangutans. This volume aims to complete the picture of hominoid cognition by bringing together the work on gorillas and orangutans and setting it in comparative perspective. The introductory chapters set the evolutionary context for comparing cognition in gorillas and orangutans to that of chimpanzees, bonobos and humans. The remaining chapters focus primarily on the kinds and levels of intelligence displayed by orangutans and gorillas compared to other great apes, including performances in the classic domains of tool use and tool making, imitation, self-awareness, social communication and symbol use. All those wanting more information on the mental abilities of these neglected, but important primates will find this book a treasure trove.

Table of contents:
Preface; Part I. Comparative Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives on Gorillas and Orangutans: 1. Hominid family values David Begun; 2. The life history and development of the Great Apes Sue T. Parker; 3. The frontal lobes in the Great Apes with a focus on gorilla and orangutan Katerina Semendeferi, Hanna Dasmasio and Gary van Hoesen; Part II. Cognition and Tool Use in Gorillas and Orangutans: 4. Intelligent tool use in wild Sumatran orangutans Elizabeth Fox, Arnold F. Sitompul and Carel van Schaik; 5. Orangutan's imitation of tool use: a cognitive interpretation Anne E. Russon; 6. Complex object manipulation in food preparation by wild gorillas Richard W. Byrne; 7. Development of sensorimotor intelligence in infant gorillas Juan Carlos Gomez; 8. Tool use in captive gorillas Sarah T. Boysen, Valerie A. Kuhlmeier and Yolanda Muldonado Halliday; 9. A survey of tool use in zoo gorillas Sue T. Parker, Hal Markowitz, Jay Gould and Mary Kerr; Part III. Communication in Gorillas and Orangutans: 10. Symbolic communication with and by Great Apes H. Lyn Miles; 11. Spontaneous gestural communication in captive lowland gorillas Joanne Tanner and Richard Byrne; 12. Early signs acquisition: comparisons between children and gorillas John Bonvillian and Francine Patterson; 13. Early sign performance in a free-ranging orangutan Gary Shapiro and Birute Galdikas; Part IV. Social Cognition in Gorillas and Orangutans: 14. Species differences in mirror behavior among gorillas, orangutans and chimpanzees Karyl Swartz, Sian Evans, Thomas Mollerus and Dena Sarauw; 15. Deception and concealment as strategic script violation in Great Apes and humans Robert W. Mitchell; 16. Imitation in captive orangutans Josep Call; 17. Parental encouragement in Gorilla: implications for social communication Andrew Whiten; 18. The development of social roles in the play of an infant gorilla and its relationship to sensorimotor intellectual development Sue T. Parker; Part V. Epilogue: 19. The mentalities of gorillas and orangutans in phlyogenetic perspective Sue T. Parker and Robert W. Mitchell, Index.

Gorillas and orangutans are closely related to humans, but their mental abilities have been largely neglected in attempts to understand how our intelligence might have evolved. This book sets all the great apes in context with humans, providing the complete picture of hominoid cognitive evolution for the first time.

For the first time, sets gorilla and orangutan cognitive abilities in context with the other great apes and humans.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 775g
• ISBN-13: 9780521580274
• ISBN-10: 0521580277
• Artikelnr.: 21709203

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Comparative
Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives on Gorillas and Orangutans: 1.
Hominid family values: morphological and molecular data on relations among
the great apes and humans David R. Begun; 2. The life history and
development of great apes in comparative perspective Sue T. Parker; 3. The
frontal lobes of the great apes with a focus on the gorilla and the
orangutan Katerina Semendeferi; Part II. Cognition and Tool Use in Gorillas
and Orangutans: 4. Intelligent tool use in wild Sumatran orangutans
Elizabeth A. Fox, Arnold F. Sitompul and Carel P. van Schaik; 5.
Orangutans' imitation of tool use: a cognitive interpretation Anne E.
Russon; 6. Object manipulation and skill organization in the complex food
preparation of mountain gorillas Richard W. Byrne; 7. Development of
sensorimotor intelligence in infant gorillas: the manipulation of objects
in problem-solving and exploration Juan C. Gómez; 8. Tool use in captive
gorillas Sarah T. Boysen, Valerie A. Kuhlmeier, Peter Halliday and Yolanda
M. Halliday; 9. A survey of tool use in zoo gorillas Sue T. Parker, Mary
Kerr, Hal Markowitz and Jay Gould; Part III. Communication in Gorillas and
Orangutans: 10. Symbolic communication with and by great apes H. Lyn Miles;
11. The development of spontaneous gestural communication in a group of
zoo-living lowland gorillas Joanne E. Tanner and Richard W. Byrne; 12.
Early sign-language acquisition: comparisons between children and gorillas
John B. Bonvillian and Francine G. P. Patterson; 13. Early sign performance
in a free-ranging, adult orangutan Gary L. Shapiro and Biruté M. F.
Galdikas; Part IV. Social Cognition in Gorillas and Orangutans: 14.
Comparative aspects of mirror self-recognition in great apes Karyl B.
Swartz, Dena Sarauw, and Siân Evans; 15. Deception and concealment as
strategic script violation in great apes and humans Robert W. Mitchell; 16.
Levels of imitation and cognitive mechanisms in orangutans Joseph Call; 17.
Parental encouragement in Gorilla in comparative perspective: implications
for social cognition and the evolution of teaching Andrew Whiten; 18. The
development of social roles in the play of an infant gorilla and its
relationship to sensorimotor intellectual development Sue T. Parker; Part
V. Epilogue: 19. The mentalities of gorillas and orangutans in phlyogenetic
perspective Sue T. Parker and Robert W. Mitchell, Index of authors; Index
of subjects.