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Published on: November 11, 2011
Study the Differences between the Parameters of Learning and Exploratory Activities in Adult Male Rhesus Monkeys
A E Anikaev1, N V Meishvili2, V G Chalyan2
1Research Institute of Medical Primatology, Sochi, Russia. mg_anykey@mail.ru.
Abstract:
We studied exploratory activity and learning ability in sexually mature male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas). The interspecies differences were analyzed by the following parameters: the level of exploratory activity, diversity of exploratory activity, concentration on the object, learning ability, training levels, and dynamics of learning. The studied group of hamadryas baboons showed higher levels of exploratory activity and learning ability than the group of rhesus monkeys.

