Hand Preference in the Use of Tools by Infant Baboons (Papio Cynocephalus Anubis)
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 76 (2) , 447-450
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1993.76.2.447
Abstract
Hand preference in the use of tools was examined in a peer group of five infant baboons, Papio cynocephalus anubis. Hand preference was noted for all subjects on a sponging task and for one subject on a probing task. The baboons exhibited the highest percentage of bimanual actions on the initial segment of each three-component task. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that immature nonhuman primates exhibit lateral asymmetries when they use tools and bimanual coordination when they perform complex manipulative tasks.Keywords
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