THE SUBSISTENCE TECHNOLOGY OF CAPUCHINS

Authors
WESTERGAARD GC
Citation
Gc. Westergaard, THE SUBSISTENCE TECHNOLOGY OF CAPUCHINS, International journal of primatology, 15(6), 1994, pp. 899-906
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
International journal of primatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01640291
Volume
15
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
899 - 906
Database
ISI
SICI code
0164-0291(1994)15:6<899:TSTOC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Via Oswalt's system of classification, I compare the tool-kits of wild and captive capuchins with those of Tanzanian chimpanzees and Tasmani an aborigines. The results indicate that capuchins have tool-kits that are smaller, and have lower ratios of artifacts to naturefacts, than those of Tanzanian chimpanzees and Tasmanian aborigines. Accordingly, Oswalt's system can be used productively to assess the relative techno logical skills of monkeys versus those of apes and humans.