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Temminck's red colobus (Procolobus badius temminckii) inhabiting the Abuko Nature Reserve, the Gambia, manipulate objects during solitary play, social play where there is an obvious goal involved, agonistic and intimidation displays, and tug-of-war contests. Some of the object manipulation may be regarded as true tool use and manufacture. Variation in the form and frequency of manipulative activities shows clear sex differences which may relate to sex differences in social behavior. All observed cases of tool manufacture occurred at times of maximum social upheaval for the individual concerned in the act.
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Starin, E.D. Object manipulation by wild red colobus monkeys living in the Abuko Nature Reserve, the Gambia. Primates 31, 385–391 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381109
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