Comparative cognitive study on behavioral freedom in non-human animals

• Project/Area Number: 15K12048
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cognitive science
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Morimura Naruki 京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 特定准教授 (90396226)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 動物福祉 / 比較認知科学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Behavioral freedom has evolved in human. In order to understand an evolutionary basis of behavioral freedom, this project aimed to examine cognitive competences of chimpanzees, genetically closest animal relatives, in terms of self-recognition on a mirror or live-video image, communication via live-video image, and problem-solving in handicapped condition. In a context that captive chimpanzees could manipulate an electric door by pushing a button for moving into an adjoining area freely, a mirror self-image, a live-video self-image, or a live-video other-image were presented. In the wild, camera-traps were set up at tool-using site for water drinking and buttress drumming site. A series of study supported that the complexity of cognitive competence can be a basis of behavioral flexibility.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Adult-adult social play in captive chimpanzees: Is it indicative of positive animal welfare? (2018)
  • Author(s): Yamanashi Yumi、Nogami Etsuko、Teramoto Migaku、Morimura Naruki、Hirata Satoshi
  • Journal Title: Applied Animal Behaviour Science Volume: 199 Pages: 75-83
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2017.10.006
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Social relationship and hair cortisol level in captive male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) (2017)
  • Author(s): Yamanashi Yumi、Teramoto Migaku、Morimura Naruki、Nogami Etsuko、Hirata Satoshi
  • Journal Title: Primates Volume: 59 Issue: 2 Pages: 145-152
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10329-017-0641-8
  • NAID: 120006542032
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Chimpanzee Down syndrome: a case study of trisomy 22 in a captive chimpanzee (2017)
  • Author(s): Hirata, S., Hirai, H., Nogami, E., Morimura, N., Udono, T.
  • Journal Title: Primates Volume: 58 Issue: 2 Pages: 267-273
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10329-017-0597-8
  • NAID: 120006370724
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Chimpanzee Personality and the Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 1A Genotype. (2017)
  • Author(s): Wilson V, Weiss A, Humle T, Morimura N, Udono T, Idani G, Matsuzawa T, Hirata S, Inoue-Murayama M
  • Journal Title: Behavior Genetics Volume: 47 Issue: 2 Pages: 215-226
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10519-016-9822-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effects of relocation and individual and environmental factors on the long-term stress levels in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): monitoring hair cortisol and behaviors (2016)
  • Author(s): Yamanashi Y, Teramoto M, Morimura N, Hirata S, Inoue-Murayama M, Idani G
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE Volume: 11 Issue: 7 Pages: e0160029-e0160029
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160029
  • NAID: 120005820906
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] チンパンジーの人工保育とエンターテイメント：動物福祉・保全と将来展望. (2016)
  • Author(s): 山梨裕美・小倉匡俊・森村成樹・林美里・友永雅己
  • Journal Title: Animal Behaviour and Management Volume: 52 Pages: 73-84
  • NAID: 130006898291
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Analysis of hair cortisol levels in captive chimpanzees: effect of various methods on cortisol stability and variability (2016)
  • Author(s): Yamanashi, Y., Teramoto, M., Morimura, N., Hirata, S., Suzuki, J., Hayashi, M., Kinoshita, K., Murayama, M., Idani, G.
  • Journal Title: MethodsX Volume: 3 Pages: 110-117
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2016.01.004
  • NAID: 120005820907
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 野生動物保全とアニマルウェルフェア (2018)
  • Author(s): 森村成樹
  • Organizer: 第5回合同シンポジウム【アニマルウェルフェアって何？】
  • Invited
• [Presentation] ドローンを活用した”チンパンジーの森”づくり (2017)
  • Author(s): 森村成樹
  • Organizer: 第20回アフリカ・アジアに生きる大型類人猿を支援する集い
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Responses to live self-image on a monitor in group-living captive chimpanzees. (2016)
  • Author(s): Morimura N
  • Organizer: Joint meeting of the International Primatological Society and the American Society of Primatologists
  • Place of Presentation: Chicago, USA
  • Year and Date: 2016-08-21
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 飼育チンパンジーにおける電動ドアの自発的な操作 (2016)
  • Author(s): 森村成樹
  • Organizer: 日本応用動物行動学会2016年春季研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 日本獣医生命科学大学（東京都武蔵野市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-30
• [Presentation] Conservation of wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea (2016)
  • Author(s): Morimura N.
  • Organizer: 5th International symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science
  • Place of Presentation: Freude Hall （Inuyama, Japan）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-03
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Studying chimpanzees in captivity and in the wild: Perspectives on face-to-face care, social management, and research. (2016)
  • Author(s): Morimura N
  • Organizer: Japanese Primatology meets Anthropology of Life: Science and Personal Experiences in Chimpanzee Research
  • Place of Presentation: Paris, France
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Social life of captive chimpanzees: The two faces of behavioral freedom (2015)
  • Author(s): Morimura N.
  • Organizer: the 49th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology
  • Place of Presentation: Hokkaido University （Sapporo, Japan）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-14
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Interactive live-streaming video enrichment in captive male chimpanzees (2015)
  • Author(s): Morimura N, Mori Y
  • Organizer: 第30回日本霊長類学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学（京都府京都市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-18