| Title |
Do bonobos say NO by shaking their head?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Primates, April 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10329-010-0198-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christel Schneider, Josep Call, Katja Liebal |
| Abstract |
Head-shaking gestures are commonly used by African great apes to solicit activities such as play. Here, we report observations of head shaking in four bonobos apparently aimed at preventing the recipient from doing something. This may reflect a primitive precursor of the negatively connoted head-shaking behavior in humans. Further investigations are needed to clarify the preventive function of head shakes and their evolutionary role in the evolution of negation in humans. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Hungary | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 22 | 33% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 26 | 39% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Linguistics | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 9% |
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