Keas perform similarly to chimpanzees and elephants when solving collaborative tasks

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Keas perform similarly to chimpanzees and elephants when solving collaborative tasks

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Cooperation between individuals is one of the defining features of our species. While other animals, such as chimpanzees, elephants, coral trout and rooks also exhibit cooperative behaviours, it is not clear if they think about cooperation in the same way as humans do. In this study we presented the kea, a parrot endemic to New Zealand, with a series of tasks designed to assess cooperative cognition. We found that keas were capable of working together, even when they had to wait for their par...

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2017-2-15

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Heaney Megan / Gray Russell D / Taylor Alex H

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/53373

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Animals / Behavior, Animal / Cooperative Behavior / Elephants / Pan troglodytes / Parrots / Problem Solving / 1701 Psychology / Science & Technology / Multidisciplinary Sciences / Science & Technology - Other Topics / NESTOR-NOTABILIS / CORVUS-FRUGILEGUS / HUMAN COOPERATION / CALEDONIAN CROWS / PAN-TROGLODYTES / EVOLUTION / COGNITION / BEHAVIOR / PARTNER / PREFER / MD Multidisciplinary

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