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Richard Young

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Assay:behavioral assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Caroline SchuppliiD· 2 shared Ayrin-Sophie Piephoh· 1 shared Catherine HobaiteriD· 1 shared Daniel B. M. HauniD· 1 shared Fitriah Basalamah· 1 shared Geresomu Muhumuza· 1 shared Julia A. KunziD· 1 shared Klaus ZuberbühleriD· 1 shared

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Chimpanzee culture beyond the conspicuous: Evidence for broad-scale observational social learning in wild individuals

Nora E. Slania, Mariana Gómez-Muñoz, Ayrin-Sophie Piephoh, Geresomu Muhumuza, Richard Young, T Revathe, Catherine Hobaiter, Klaus Zuberbühler, Caroline Schuppli

This study investigates peering behavior in wild chimpanzees to assess social learning and cultural transmission of everyday skills, finding that peering is used for targeted information seeking and may function as a signal for social interaction.

iScience · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

The development of social attention in orangutans: comparing peering behaviour in wild and zoo-housed individuals

Paulina Kukofka, Richard Young, Julia A. Kunz, Lara Nellissen, Shauhin Edward Alavi, Tri Rahmaeti, Fitriah Basalamah, Daniel B. M. Haun, Caroline Schuppli

This study compares peering behavior in wild and zoo-housed immature Sumatran orangutans, finding similar age-related patterns but differences in target selection and frequency.

iScience · Dec 6, 2024Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition