Tool use by Amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest
Descriptions of new tool-use events are important for understanding how ecological context may drive the evolution of tool use among primate traditions. Here, we report a possible case of the first record of tool use by wild Amazonian capuchin monkeys (Sapajus macrocephalus). The record was made by...
| Autor principal: | Torralvo, Kelly |
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| Outros Autores: | Rabelo, Rafael M., Andrade, Alfredo, Botero-Arias, Robinson |
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oai:repositorio:1-17130 Tool use by Amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest Torralvo, Kelly Rabelo, Rafael M. Andrade, Alfredo Botero-Arias, Robinson Egg Nest Predation Primate Productivity Tool Use Amazonas Brasil Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve Animalsia Caiman Cebus Macrocephalus Primates Animals Brasil Cebus Crocodilian Female Food Chain Forest Male Nesting Physiology Predation Tool Use Alligators And Crocodiles Animal Brasil Cebus Female Food Chain Forests Male Nesting Behavior Predatory Behavior Tool Use Behavior Descriptions of new tool-use events are important for understanding how ecological context may drive the evolution of tool use among primate traditions. Here, we report a possible case of the first record of tool use by wild Amazonian capuchin monkeys (Sapajus macrocephalus). The record was made by a camera trap, while we were monitoring caiman nest predation at Mamirauá Reserve in Central Amazonia. An adult individual was registered in a bipedal posture, apparently using a branch as a shovel to dig eggs out of a nest. Caiman eggs are frequently depredated by opportunistic animals, such as the capuchin monkeys. As the Mamirauá Reserve is covered by a high-productivity forest, and caiman eggs are a high-quality food resource seasonally available on the ground, we believe that tool use by capuchins is more likely to be opportunity driven, rather than necessity driven, in our study site. © 2017, Japan Monkey Centre and Springer Japan. 2020-06-15T21:39:11Z 2020-06-15T21:39:11Z 2017 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/17130 10.1007/s10329-017-0603-1 en Volume 58, Número 2, Pags. 279-283 Restrito Primates |
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Egg Nest Predation Primate Productivity Tool Use Amazonas Brasil Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve Animalsia Caiman Cebus Macrocephalus Primates Animals Brasil Cebus Crocodilian Female Food Chain Forest Male Nesting Physiology Predation Tool Use Alligators And Crocodiles Animal Brasil Cebus Female Food Chain Forests Male Nesting Behavior Predatory Behavior Tool Use Behavior |
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Descriptions of new tool-use events are important for understanding how ecological context may drive the evolution of tool use among primate traditions. Here, we report a possible case of the first record of tool use by wild Amazonian capuchin monkeys (Sapajus macrocephalus). The record was made by a camera trap, while we were monitoring caiman nest predation at Mamirauá Reserve in Central Amazonia. An adult individual was registered in a bipedal posture, apparently using a branch as a shovel to dig eggs out of a nest. Caiman eggs are frequently depredated by opportunistic animals, such as the capuchin monkeys. As the Mamirauá Reserve is covered by a high-productivity forest, and caiman eggs are a high-quality food resource seasonally available on the ground, we believe that tool use by capuchins is more likely to be opportunity driven, rather than necessity driven, in our study site. © 2017, Japan Monkey Centre and Springer Japan. |
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Artigo |
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Torralvo, Kelly |
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Rabelo, Rafael M. Andrade, Alfredo Botero-Arias, Robinson |
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Rabelo, Rafael M. Andrade, Alfredo Botero-Arias, Robinson |
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Tool use by Amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest |
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Tool use by Amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest |
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Tool use by Amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest |
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Tool use by Amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest |
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Tool use by Amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest |
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tool use by amazonian capuchin monkeys during predation on caiman nests in a high-productivity forest |
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Primates |
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2020 |
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