Abstract
We studied exploratory activity and learning ability in sexually mature male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas). The interspecies differences were analyzed by the following parameters: the level of exploratory activity, diversity of exploratory activity, concentration on the object, learning ability, training levels, and dynamics of learning. The studied group of hamadryas baboons showed higher levels of exploratory activity and learning ability than the group of rhesus monkeys.
Key Words: rhesus monkeys, hamadryas baboons, exploratory activity, variety of exploratory activities, training
Footnotes
Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 172, No. 9, pp. 380-384, September, 2021
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