Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) chase prey around obstacles in virtual environments

• Published in: Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) Vol. 139; no. 3; p. 155
• Main Authors: Rapport Munro, Emilie, Koopman, Sarah E, Anderson, Sean P, Schweller, Kenneth, Röhr, Henrik, Kleiman-Weiner, Max, Lewis, Richard, Klein, Brandon, Allritz, Matthias, Robinson, Lauren M, Dolins, Francine L, Call, Josep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Animals; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Female; Male; Pan paniscus - physiology; Pan troglodytes - physiology; Predatory Behavior - physiology; Virtual Reality

Apes require high volumes of energy-rich foods that tend to be patchily distributed, creating evolutionary pressures for flexible and complex cognition. Several species hunt mobile prey, placing demands on working memory and selecting for sociocognitive abilities such as predicting prey behavior. Th...