The mentalities of gorillas and orangutans : comparative perspectives / edited by Sue Taylor Parker, Robert W. Mitchell, H. Lyn Miles.

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Hominid family values : morphological and molecular data on relations among the great apes and humans / David R. Begun -- Life history and development of great apes in comparative perspective / Sue T. Parker -- Frontal lobes of the great apes with a focus on the gorilla and the orangutan / Katerina Semendeferi -- Intelligent tool use in wild Sumatran orangutans / Elizabeth A. Fox, Arnold F. Sitompul, and Carel P. Van Schaik -- Orangutans' imitation of tool use : a cognitive interpretation / Anne E. Russon -- Object manipulation and skill organization in the complex food preparation of mountain gorillas / Richard W. Byrne -- Development of sensorimotor intelligence in infant gorillas : the manipulation of objects in problem-solving and exploration / Juan C. Gómez -- Tool use in captive gorillas / Sarah T. Boysen [and others] -- Survey of tool use in zoo gorillas / Sue T. Parker [and others] -- Symbolic communication with and by great apes / H. Lyn Miles -- Development of spontaneous gestural communication in a group of zoo-living lowland gorillas / Joanne E. Tanner and Richard W. Byrne -- Early sign-language acquisition : comparisons between children and gorillas / John B. Bonvillian and Francine G.P. Patterson -- Early sign performance in a free-ranging, adult orangutan / Gary L. Shapiro and Biruté M.F. Galdikas -- Comparative aspects of mirror self-recognition in great apes / Karyl B. Swartz, Dena Sarauw, and Sian Evans -- Deception and concealment as strategic script violation in great apes and humans / Robert W. Mitchell -- Levels of imitation and cognitive mechanisms in orangutans / Joseph Call -- Parental encouragement in Gorilla in comparative perspectives : implications for social cognition and the evolution of teaching / Andrews Whiten -- Development of social roles in the play of an infant gorilla and its relationship to sensorimotor intellectual development / Sue T. Parker -- Mentalities of gorillas and orangutans in phylogenetic perspective / 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.