Parallel overinterpretation of behavior of apes and corvids
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Published on: April 23, 2015
1Emory University, Department of Psychology and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA. robert.hampton@emory.edu.
Abstract:
The report by Kabadayi and Osvath (Science, 357(6347), 202-204, 2017) does not demonstrate planning in ravens. The behavior of corvids and apes is fascinating and will be best appreciated through well-designed experiments that explicitly test alternative explanations and that are interpreted without unjustified anthropomorphic embellishment.
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