We studied the correlation between the rank and age of baboons (n=12) with their cognitive abilities. A positive correlation was found between performances of different tests by male. The ability to solve the tests related to bait placement depended on the age of the males and age-related hierarchical status. Four-year-old males performed these tests in 52% of cases, whereas five-year-old males, who reached a higher hierarchical status by this age solved with them in 93% of cases. In the tests for exploratory activity and the ability to learn skills, the differences between the four-year-olds and the five-year-old males are not received.
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 165, No. 4, pp. 485-488, April, 2018
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Anikaev, A.E., Chalyan, V.G. & Meishvili, N.V. Correlation of Cognitive Abilities of Male Hamadryas Baboon with Age and Hierarchical Status. Bull Exp Biol Med 165, 490–492 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-018-4201-z
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