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By Sue Taylor Parker,Robert W. Mitchell,H. Lyn Miles

study at the psychological talents of chimpanzees and bonobos has been generally celebrated and utilized in reconstructions of human evolution. by contrast, much less cognizance has been paid to the talents of gorillas and orangutans. This 1999 quantity goals to aid whole the image of hominoid cognition via bringing jointly the paintings on gorillas and orangutans and surroundings it in comparative viewpoint. The introductory chapters set the evolutionary context for evaluating cognition in gorillas and orangutans to that of chimpanzees, bonobos and people. the remainder chapters concentration totally on the types and degrees of intelligence displayed through orangutans and gorillas in comparison to different nice apes, together with performances within the vintage domain names of software use and power making, imitation, self-awareness, social communique and image use. All these in need of additional info at the psychological talents of those occasionally missed, yet very important primates will locate this booklet a treasure trove.

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