Theory of Mind and Insight in Chimpanzees, Elephants, and Other Animals?
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Asian elephants are able to problem-solve by either using their trunks to blow air on the far side of a food item so that it moves within reach or by sucking or blowing through their trunks into a tube to obtain a food reward placed in the center of the tube.
“Asian elephants are also able to problem-solve by either using their trunks to blow air on the far side of a food item so that it moves within reach (Mizuno et al., 2016) or by sucking or blowing through their trunks into a tube to obtain a food reward placed in the center of the tube (Nissani, 2004).”
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- Authors
- Nissani, M.
- Affiliations
- Wayne State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nissani, Moti
- Venue
- Comparative Vertebrate Cognition
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 227-261
- OpenAlex
- W2203044237
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.25
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Keywords
- theory of mind, insight, animal consciousness, chimpanzees, elephants, animal cognition
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