Data_Sheet_1_Dog Stick Chewing: An Overlooked Instance of Tool Use?.docx

Tool use is a central topic in research on cognitive evolution and behavioral ecology in non-human animals. Originally thought to be a uniquely human phenomenon, many other species have been observed making and using tools for a variety of purposes, starting with Goodall’s (1964) groundbreaking work...

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Main Authors: James Brooks, Shinya Yamamoto
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Applied Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Neuroscience and Physiological Psychology
Organizational Behavioral Psychology
Personality
Social and Criminal Psychology
Gender Psychology
Health
Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Psychology not elsewhere classified
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
Canis lupus familiaris
dog cognition
stick chewing
teething
object manipulation
animal tool use
Canis lupus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577100.s001
https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Dog_Stick_Chewing_An_Overlooked_Instance_of_Tool_Use_docx/13566425
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Summary:Tool use is a central topic in research on cognitive evolution and behavioral ecology in non-human animals. Originally thought to be a uniquely human phenomenon, many other species have been observed making and using tools for a variety of purposes, starting with Goodall’s (1964) groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Gombe. Despite the frequent attention and great research interest in animal tool use, and ubiquity of the behavior, we argue here that chewing sticks by dogs (and other animals) should be included as a case of tool use. We discuss alternate possible explanations and then propose several testable predictions regarding this hypothesis. We suggest that tool use may be more common than is often assumed and that many cases of animal tool use may be overlooked.

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