Welcome to a fascinating exploration of orangutan intelligence! Orangutans can make flexible decisions regarding tool use, weighing factors like the quality of potential food rewards and the functionality of different tools to obtain a better outcome. In this chapter we try to relate these somewhat contradictory views to the relatively rare occurrence of habitual and complex tool use in wild orangutans, especially when compared to wild chimpanzees.
You've Been Warned Photograph by Marnie Patchett Fine Art America
Orangutans use tools in their natural habitats primarily out of necessity driven by ecological challenges such as accessing food, protecting themselves from environmental hazards,.
Captive orangutans that had never seen stone tools have spontaneously picked up rocks and used them as hammers.
One individual also used a sharp stone as a cutting tool. This video delves into the remarkable world of orangutan tool use, challenging previous assumptions about animal cognition. From constructing a “cherry picker” lift to crafting a new mattress and blanket each night, orangutans know how to engineer the forest to their advantage. In this chapter we try to relate these somewhat contradictory views to the relatively rare occurrence of habitual and complex tool use in wild orangutans, especially when compared to wild.
Orangutan eden to examine how orangutans make and use tools. Orangutans' tool use is simply amazing. A recent outlook article authored by dr.
