The mentalities of gorillas and orangutans : comparative perspectives /
The Mentalities of Gorillas & Orangutans
edited by Sue Taylor Parker, Robert W. Mitchell, H. Lyn Miles.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- 1 online resource (x, 419 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Hominid family values : morphological and molecular data on relations among the great apes and humans / Life history and development of great apes in comparative perspective / Frontal lobes of the great apes with a focus on the gorilla and the orangutan / Intelligent tool use in wild Sumatran orangutans / Orangutans' imitation of tool use : a cognitive interpretation / Object manipulation and skill organization in the complex food preparation of mountain gorillas / Development of sensorimotor intelligence in infant gorillas : the manipulation of objects in problem-solving and exploration / Tool use in captive gorillas / Survey of tool use in zoo gorillas / Symbolic communication with and by great apes / Development of spontaneous gestural communication in a group of zoo-living lowland gorillas / Early sign-language acquisition : comparisons between children and gorillas / Early sign performance in a free-ranging, adult orangutan / Comparative aspects of mirror self-recognition in great apes / Deception and concealment as strategic script violation in great apes and humans / Levels of imitation and cognitive mechanisms in orangutans / Parental encouragement in Gorilla in comparative perspectives : implications for social cognition and the evolution of teaching / Development of social roles in the play of an infant gorilla and its relationship to sensorimotor intellectual development / Mentalities of gorillas and orangutans in phylogenetic perspective / David R. Begun -- Sue T. Parker -- Katerina Semendeferi -- Elizabeth A. Fox, Arnold F. Sitompul, and Carel P. Van Schaik -- Anne E. Russon -- Richard W. Byrne -- Juan C. Gómez -- Sarah T. Boysen [and others] -- Sue T. Parker [and others] -- H. Lyn Miles -- Joanne E. Tanner and Richard W. Byrne -- John B. Bonvillian and Francine G.P. Patterson -- Gary L. Shapiro and Biruté M.F. Galdikas -- Karyl B. Swartz, Dena Sarauw, and Sian Evans -- Robert W. Mitchell -- Joseph Call -- Andrews Whiten -- Sue T. Parker -- Sue T. Parker and Robert W. Mitchell.
Research on the mental abilities of chimpanzees and bonobos has been widely celebrated and used in reconstructions of human evolution. In contrast, less attention has been paid to the abilities of gorillas and orangutans. This 1999 volume aims to help 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 sometimes neglected, but important primates will find this book a treasure trove.