@article{9837ea56a5b14846b815ce3ee4ae475f,
title = "Novelty Response of Wild African Apes to Camera Traps",
abstract = "Kalan et al. use a large-scale field experiment to assess the reaction of wild great apes toward a novel object: camera trap devices. Bonobos show the strongest looking impulse and are more neophobic than either gorillas or chimpanzees. Additional social and environmental effects on reactions demonstrate the complexities of animal curiosity.",
keywords = "Gorilla gorilla, Pan paniscus, Pan troglodytes, behavioral reaction, curiosity, exploration, looking impulse, neophobia, novel object, temperament",
author = "Kalan, {Ammie K.} and Gottfried Hohmann and Mimi Arandjelovic and Christophe Boesch and McCarthy, {Maureen S.} and Anthony Agbor and Samuel Angedakin and Emma Bailey and Balongelwa, {Cosma Wilungula} and Mattia Bessone and Ga{\"e}lle Bocksberger and Coxe, {Sally Jewel} and Tobias Deschner and Despr{\'e}s-Einspenner, {Marie Lyne} and Paula Dieguez and Barbara Fruth and Ilka Herbinger and Granjon, {Anne C{\'e}line} and Josephine Head and Kablan, {Yves Aka} and Kevin Langergraber and Lokasola, {Albert Lotana} and Giovanna Maretti and Sergio Marrocoli and Menard Mbende and Jennifer Moustgaard and N'Goran, {Paul Kouame} and Robbins, {Martha M.} and {van Schijndel}, Joost and Volker Sommer and Martin Surbeck and Nikki Tagg and Jacob Willie and Wittig, {Roman M.} and K{\"u}hl, {Hjalmar S.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was funded by the Max Planck Society , Max Planck Society Innovation Fund, and Heinz L. Krekeler Foundation , and data related to the Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was funded by the Kreditanstalt f{\"u}r Wiederaufbau (KfW Group) on behalf of the German Government and WWF Germany. We sincerely thank Karsten Dierks, Henk Eshuis, Veerle Hermans, Sonja Nicholl, Luc T{\'e}donzong, and Rodolphe Violleau for assistance in the field; Andrew Dunn, John Hart, Martin Ter Heegde, Thurston Cleveland Hicks, and Inaoyom Imong for facilitating field work; Chimp&See citizen scientists for help with video coding for multiple PanAf sites ( https://www.chimpandsee.org/#/about/authors ); Kristin Havercamp, Stefano Lucchesi, Anna Preis, Liran Samuni, and Claudia Wilke for help with the identification of individuals; and Vittoria Estienne for her participation in the interobserver reliability test. We also thank the following wildlife and government authorities for permissions to conduct and host research sites in their countries: Minist{\`e}re de la Recherche Scientifique et de l{\textquoteright}Innovation, Minist{\`e}re des For{\^e}ts et de la Faune in Cameroon, Minist{\`e}re de la Recherche Scientifique, and Minist{\`e}re des Eaux et For{\^e}ts in C{\^o}te d{\textquoteright}Ivoire; Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature and Minist{\`e}re de la Recherche Scientifique in DR Congo; Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, and Soci{\'e}t{\'e} Equatoriale d{\textquoteright}Exploitation Foresti{\`e}re in Gabon; Minist{\`e}re de l{\textquoteright}Agriculture de l{\textquoteright}Elevage et des Eaux et For{\^e}ts in Guinea; Instituto da Biodiversidade e das {\'A}reas Protegidas in Guinea-Bissau; Forestry Development Authority in Liberia; National Park Service and Conservation Society of Mbe Mountains in Nigeria; Direction des Eaux, For{\^e}ts Chasses et de la Conservation des Sols, and R{\'e}serve Naturelle Communautaire de D{\'i}nd{\'e}f{\'e}lo in Senegal; and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda Wildlife Authority in Uganda. We also thank three anonymous reviewers for their feedback, which significantly improved this manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2019",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.024",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
pages = "1211--1217.e3",
journal = "Current Biology",
issn = "0960-9822",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "7",
}