Water scooping: tool use by a wild bonobo (Pan paniscus) at LuiKotale, a case report.
Pan paniscus
Bonobo
Tool use
Water drinking
Journal
Primates; journal of primatology
ISSN: 1610-7365
Titre abrégé: Primates
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 0401152
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Mar 2024
15 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
07
12
2023
accepted:
12
02
2024
medline:
15
3
2024
pubmed:
15
3
2024
entrez:
15
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Tool use diversity is often considered to differentiate our two closest living relatives: the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (P. paniscus). Chimpanzees appear to have the largest repertoire of tools amongst nonhuman primates, and in this species, many forms of tool use enhance food and water acquisition. In captivity, bonobos seem as adept as chimpanzees in tool use complexity, including in the foraging context. However, in the wild, bonobos have only been observed engaging in habitual tool use in the contexts of comfort, play, self-directed behaviour and communication, whilst no tool-assisted food acquisition has been reported. Whereas captive bonobos use tools for drinking, so far, the only report from the wild populations comes down to four observations of moss sponges used at Lomako. Here, we present the first report of tool use in the form of water scooping by a wild bonobo at LuiKotale. An adult female was observed and videotaped whilst using an emptied Cola chlamydantha pod to scoop and drink water from a stream. We discuss the conditions for such observations and the importance of looking out for rare behaviours and attempt to put the observation into the context of the opportunity versus necessity hypotheses. By adding novel information on tool use, our report contributes to the ongoing efforts to differentiate population-specific traits in the behavioural ecology of the bonobo.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38488904
doi: 10.1007/s10329-024-01121-z
pii: 10.1007/s10329-024-01121-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : German Academic Exchange Service
ID : 91866582
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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