Correlation of Cognitive Abilities of Male Hamadryas Baboon with Age and Hierarchical Status
- Authors: Anikaev A.E.1, Chalyan V.G.1, Meishvili N.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Research Institute of Medical Primatology
- Issue: Vol 165, No 4 (2018)
- Pages: 490-492
- Section: Primatology
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0007-4888/article/view/240449
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-018-4201-z
- ID: 240449
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Abstract
We studied the correlation between the rank and age of baboons (n=12) with their cognitive abilities. A positive correlation was found between performances of different tests by male. The ability to solve the tests related to bait placement depended on the age of the males and age-related hierarchical status. Four-year-old males performed these tests in 52% of cases, whereas five-year-old males, who reached a higher hierarchical status by this age solved with them in 93% of cases. In the tests for exploratory activity and the ability to learn skills, the differences between the four-year-olds and the five-year-old males are not received.
About the authors
A. E. Anikaev
Research Institute of Medical Primatology
Author for correspondence.
Email: mg_anykey@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Sochi
V. G. Chalyan
Research Institute of Medical Primatology
Email: mg_anykey@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Sochi
N. V. Meishvili
Research Institute of Medical Primatology
Email: mg_anykey@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Sochi
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