In collaboration with @chriskrupenye.bsky.social @dorabiro.bsky.social @richardpmann.bsky.social @estherherrmann.bsky.social @morfjoe.bsky.social @meli-aellen.bsky.social and Charlie Pilgrim, and thanks to @templetonworld.bsky.social ! (4/4)

Curious, as we were, whether this success truly reflects logical reasoning about future outcomes? Stay tuned for our forthcoming paper investigating these chimpanzees' capacity for flexible modal reasoning using a modified Y-tube apparatus! (3/4)

In contrast with past findings, chimpanzees solved an inverted Y-shaped apparatus by placing their hands under the two ends in order to catch food that may fall from either end. This behavior is consistent with logical reasoning, and was strengthened
by a collective context. (2/4)

Chimpanzees spontaneously prepare for mutually exclusive possibilities, and collective context strengthens this behaviour Abstract. In both humans and non-human animals, collectives can sometimes overcome individual cognitive biases or shortcomings to execute more rational beh

New paper alert! 📢 Out now, fully #openaccess, in a special issue of Phil Trans on the evolution of collective intelligence (1/4) royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

🎉Very excited to present our new study, in collaboration with @emmasmcewen.bsky.social and Josep Call, on co-representation and communication during coordination in chimpanzees! Make sure to check out the thread for details on our findings and discussion 🤓