• Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. · May 1997

    Capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) grips for the use of stone tools.

    • G C Westergaard and S J Suomi.
    • Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Poolesville, Maryland 20837, USA. WESTERGG@lce.nichd.nih.gov
    • Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1997 May 1;103(1):131-5.

    AbstractThis research examined capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) grips for the use of throwing, nut-cracking and cutting tools. We provided subjects with stones and apparatus that accommodated the use of stones as tools. Our subjects exhibited five grips, two of which the animals used when force was the primary consideration (power grips) and three of which the animals used when accuracy of sensory judgment and instrumentation was required (precision grips). We believe that the range of contexts in which capuchins use stone tools, combined with the ability of capuchins to employ both power and precision grips as part of their tool repertoire, indicate that Cebus apella can be used to identify grips that facilitated hominid lithic technology.

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