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Their mothers are so keen for them to father children that they usher them in front of promising partners, shield them from violent competitors and…
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General cognitive abilities in orangutans suggest general intelligence is phylogenetically older than humans
4 June 2019
For over a century, theories of human intelligence have concentrated on a single general factor, the psychometric g, which is used to estimate reasoning ability…
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Abstract: The environmental impacts of the palm oil industry are widely recognised. Unsurprisingly, many people, including many conservation pundits, consider oil palm a major evil.…
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Orangutans make complex economic decisions about tool use
14 February 2019
14.02.19 | Science Daily | University of Vienna Flexible tool use is closely associated to higher mental processes such as the ability to plan actions.…
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