Recognition of Line-Drawing Representations by a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) |
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Authors: | Shoji Itakura |
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Affiliation: | Department of Communication Oita , Prefectural College of Arts and Culture , Japan |
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Abstract: | The ability of a chimpanzee to recognize individuals portrayed in line drawings was evaluated. A 12-year-old female chimpanzee with extensive prior experience in the use of visual symbols matched the line drawings of chimpanzees, humans, and an orangutan with a specific letter of the alphabet. When a line drawing of a familiar individual was presented on the computer screen, the chimpanzee responded by punching a key with the letter of the alphabet that corresponded to the individual's name. Results indicate that the chimpanzee is able to categorize individuals from novel line-drawing representations. |
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