Eight years of social and individual learning synergistically shape orangutan diet profiles
T Revathe, Marie-Theres Weidling, Sri Suci Utami-Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, Imran Razik, Carel P. van Schaik, Andrew Whiten, Paul‐Christian Bürkner, Caroline Schuppli
The paper analyzes social and individual learning in wild orangutans over eight years, finding that social learning is more frequent and synergistically shapes diet profiles with individual learning.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition