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@article{citeulike:656280, abstract = {Planning for future needs, not just current ones, is one of the most formidable human cognitive achievements. Whether this skill is a uniquely human adaptation is a controversial issue. In a study we conducted, bonobos and orangutans selected, transported, and saved appropriate tools above baseline levels to use them 1 hour later (experiment 1). Experiment 2 extended these results to a 14-hour delay between collecting and using the tools. Experiment 3 showed that seeing the apparatus during tool selection was not necessary to succeed. These findings suggest that the precursor skills for planning for the future evolved in great apes before 14 million years ago, when all extant great ape species shared a common ancestor. 10.1126/science.1125456}, author = {Mulcahy, Nicholas J. and Call, Josep}, citeulike-article-id = {656280}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1125456}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/312/5776/1038}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16709782}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16709782}, day = {19}, doi = {10.1126/science.1125456}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {apes, cognition, tool}, month = {May}, number = {5776}, pages = {1038--1040}, posted-at = {2007-04-06 18:51:42}, priority = {5}, title = {Apes Save Tools for Future Use}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1125456}, volume = {312}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:656280 L3 - citeulike-article-id:656280 N2 - Planning for future needs, not just current ones, is one of the most formidable human cognitive achievements. Whether this skill is a uniquely human adaptation is a controversial issue. In a study we conducted, bonobos and orangutans selected, transported, and saved appropriate tools above baseline levels to use them 1 hour later (experiment 1). Experiment 2 extended these results to a 14-hour delay between collecting and using the tools. Experiment 3 showed that seeing the apparatus during tool selection was not necessary to succeed. These findings suggest that the precursor skills for planning for the future evolved in great apes before 14 million years ago, when all extant great ape species shared a common ancestor. 10.1126/science.1125456 IS - 5776 JF - Science EP - 1040 TI - Apes Save Tools for Future Use VL - 312 SP - 1038 KW - apes KW - cognition KW - tool AU - Mulcahy, Nicholas AU - Call, Josep PY - 2006/05/19/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1125456 ER -