Study Set VI

Question 1

What do capuchins collect water with

Answer 1

The fur on their backs

Question 2

How is most of young capuchin learning carried out? What is a necessary precondition?

Answer 2

Trial and error

Question 3

What are two key functions of play?

Answer 3

Socialize
Gain motor coordination

Question 4

The aim of playing isn’t to win – what is it?

Answer 4

Keep playing

Question 5

What kind of food is abundant but hard to access? How do capuchins solve the problem?

Answer 5

Palm nuts
Use stones as tools to crack the nut. Hit the nut with enough force.

Question 6

How do young capuchins learn the difficult nut cracking technique?

Answer 6

A nut cracking ‘school’ where they practice cracking nuts

Question 7

How many years of experience does it take to become an expert nutcracker?

Answer 7

3-4 years of experience

Question 8

Besides technique, what is also needed to crack nuts

Answer 8

Strength

Question 9

Bearded capuchin monkeys live in the northeast of Brazil. What is hard about the climate?

Answer 9

Food can be hard to find?