Fair refusal by capuchin monkeys

Clive D. L. Wynne ()
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Clive D. L. Wynne: University of Florida

Nature, 2004, vol. 428, issue 6979, 140-140

Abstract: Abstract Brosnan and de Waal1 report that capuchin monkeys show evidence of a sense of fairness or ‘inequity aversion’ because they rejected a less preferred reward when they saw a partner monkey receive a preferred reward for the same task. However, this does not show that monkeys are averse to inequity, only that they reject a lesser reward when better rewards are available. There are risks inherent in seeking anthropomorphic explanations for non-human behaviour.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1038/428140a

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