Culture and Nonhuman Primates

 


Tom Van Cantfort with Dar a four year old, male, cross-fostered chimpanzee. This photo was taken on the Teaching Sign Language to Chimpanzees project. The directors of the project are Allen and Beatrix Gardner.
Photo taken by Franz de Waal
This Photo is ©, permission by Franz de Waal is required
to reproduce this picture.

A mother Japanese macaque with her infant washing a sweet potato

 


This Photo is ©, permission by Roger Fouts is required to reproduce this picture.

Washoe with her adopted infant son Loulis at CHCI

  

A Japanese macaque in a hot spring keeping warm during winter. Click here for a National Geographic article on the Japanese macaque and the hot springs.

Tool use in Chimpanzees Primate Taxonomy  (Palomar College)
Nonhuman Primate Behavior Patterns  Social Behaviors of Japanese Macaques
Apes Got Culture  Japanese Macaques Social Groups
Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI)  Japanese Macaques
Videos of the Chimpanzees Washoe, Moja, Tatu, Dar and Loulis at CHCI  Descriptions of Japanese Macaques
Monkeys Show a Sense of Fairness  References on Japanese Macaques
Resources on Animals and Language Facts about Japanese Macaques
Sign Language Studies with Chimpanzees More facts about Japanese Macaques
Chimpanzee Culture
Videos of Chimpanzee Behavior
Videos of Chimpanzees in the Kibale Forest, Uganda
Chimpanzee Vocalizations
Chimpanzee Brain
Genetic relationship between Humans and Chimpanzees
 

References

BBC News (2007, March, 29). Should apes have human rights? Retrieved April 15, 2007 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6505691.stm
Kerstin Dautenhahn Evolvability, Culture and the Primate Social Brain Web Page
Andrew McGrew Culture in Nonhuman Primates Web Page
Castro, L. & Toro, M. A.(2004). The evolution of culture: From primate social learning to human culture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 101(27), 10235 - 10240.
McGrew, A. (1999) Culture in nonhuman primates?  Annual Review of Anthropology, 27, 301-328.
Workman, K. & Brasseur-Section, M. (2005).  Study of Social Behaviors in Human and Nonhuman Primate Groups.
Animal Cultures and Cultural Evolution.  Web Page with many references
Animal Behavior.  References
Primate Info Net.  References
 

  
   

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