title: Capuchin monkeys can make and use stone tools.
abstract: Scientists hoping to elucidate the origin of human stone tool manufacture and use have looked to extant primate species for possible clues. Although some skepticism has been raised, there is clear evidence that today's capuchin monkeys can make and use stone tools.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, The University of Iowa, 301 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. ed-wasserman@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.affiliation: Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Roger K R
authors.initials: RKR
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002428:Cebus; D006801:Humans; D053001:Tool Use Behavior
keywords: Contingency judgment; Human learning; Tool use