As with the chimpanzees, orangutans use tools made from branches and leaves to scratch, scrape, wipe, sponge, swat, fan, hook, probe, scoop, pry, chisel, hammer, cover, cushion and amplify.

Dec 12, 2024 · A recent Outlook article authored by Dr. Robert Shumaker and Dr. Christopher Martin, both of the Indianapolis Zoo, delves into the existing research into ways that orangutans use stone …

In this chapter we try to relate these somewhat contradictory views to the relatively rare occurrence of habitual and complex tool use in wild orangutans, especially when compared to wild chimpanzees.

Apr 12, 2022 · Using zoo-housed orangutans, two in Norway and three in the United Kingdom, the team ran experiments to determine whether the apes could make and use a stone tool for cutting purposes.

Jul 16, 2025 · Orangutans use tools in their natural habitats primarily out of necessity driven by ecological challenges such as accessing food, protecting themselves from environmental hazards, …

Such tool use may offer new insights into creativity because the forest canopy is highly unstable and unpredictable, so orangutans’ arboreal tool use favors improvisation and innovation.

The sophisticated tool use displayed by orangutans offers insights into their cognitive abilities. Their actions demonstrate complex problem-solving skills, as they adapt available materials to meet …

Studies have shown social learning and cultures contribute substantially to orangutans’ level of innovation in the wild, with many of the different types of tool use observed being passed down …

Orangutans' tool use is simply amazing. From constructing a “cherry picker” lift to crafting a new mattress and blanket each night, orangutans know how to engineer the forest to their advantage.

Sep 28, 1981 · In this chapter we have compiled all available information on wild orangutan tool use to create an updated overview of the orangutan tool repertoire and to compare this to the chimpanzee …