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Norberto Asensio¹, Warren Y Brockelman, Suchinda Malaivijitnond

¹Conservation Genetics and Ecology Group, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon 4 Road, Nakhorn Pathon, 73170, Thailand. norberello@gmail.com

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Gibbons (Hylobates lar) navigate their territory efficiently by remembering food locations. Their travel patterns suggest a cognitive map, enhancing foraging and survival in stable home ranges.

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Area of Science:

Primate behavior
Spatial cognition
Animal ecology

Background:

Food resource memory is vital for animal survival.
Gibbons (Hylobates lar) are territorial primates with stable home ranges.
Efficient foraging likely relies on spatial memory and cognitive mapping.

Purpose of the Study:

To test gibbon navigation skills and spatial intelligence.
To understand how gibbons utilize their home range for foraging.
To investigate the role of cognitive maps in gibbon movement patterns.

Main Methods:

Collected ranging and feeding data from 11 gibbon groups.
Used the change-point direction test to identify significant travel direction changes.
Compared gibbon travel paths to a heuristic model for efficiency.

Main Results:

Travel direction changes coincided with preferred fruit sources.
Gibbon travel paths were more efficient than random straight paths for finding food.
Planned movement between food sources suggests a mental representation of the environment.

Conclusions:

Gibbons demonstrate sophisticated spatial intelligence and navigation abilities.
Cognitive mapping aids gibbons in efficient foraging and resource utilization.
Observed travel patterns support the hypothesis of a large-scale mental map in gibbons.