Gc. Westergaard et Sj. Suomi, TRANSFER OF TOOLS AND FOOD BETWEEN GROUPS OF TUFTED CAPUCHINS (CEBUS-APELLA), American journal of primatology, 43(1), 1997, pp. 33-41
This research examined tool and food transfer between two groups of tu
fted capcuhin monkeys (Cebus apella). Subjects in one group transferre
d stones to subjects in a second group who in turn used the stones as
cutting tools and then transferred food to subjects in the first group
. Aspects of the capuchins' behavior are similar to those described fo
r food-sharing in Cebus, cooperative tool use in Papio, and tool and f
ood exchange in Pan. We propose that tool use and food-sharing facilit
ate tool and food transfer between captive groups of Cebus apella. (C)
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