Talk:Primate cognition

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Ref 24 is missing
Ref 24 seems to be missing.Paulhummerman (talk) 01:00, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * If you meant 23, I've removed it now. Cheers, Jack (talk) 16:31, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Suggestions
I think more information can be added to this page. The language section can be expanded further by adding more complete details about Nim Chimpsky's study, and also, including other cases like Koko or Kanzi can provide an opposite insight on the topic of grate ape language. The tool use section can also be expanded by adding more examples and mentioning tool manufacture. Finally, I think there can be a section comparing primate cognition to other animal's cognition, like birds or invertebrates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pan.339 (talk • contribs) 13:19, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Questioning
I'm perplexed about the text about primates not being able to ask questions. Washoe, which was the first chimpanzee to learn sign language was reported making questions several times. Also was the gorilla Koko. Kanzi is reported making requests all the time (I'm not sure if that counts as questions, but the symbolic language use with Kanzi is not as flexible as sign language). I cannot find any scientific text in the subject except for the one in these article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.139.229.58 (talk) 10:39, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

If they are not able to ask questions, how did Koko ask for a cat? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:C23:6005:B300:250F:926B:B30F:18D5 (talk) 00:37, 4 January 2020 (UTC)