I Wanna Draw Like You: Inter- and Intra-Individual Differences in Orang-Utan Drawings

This study analyses 749 drawings by five female Bornean orang-utans (<i>Pongo pygmaeus</i>) at Tama Zoological Park in Japan. We searched for differences between individuals but also tried to identify possible temporal changes among the drawings of one individual, Molly, who drew almost...

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Autores principales:	Marie Pelé, Gwendoline Thomas, Alaïs Liénard, Nagi Eguchi, Masaki Shimada, Cédric Sueur
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	primate cognition scribbles evolutionary anthropology art aesthetics Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0ce4c77e0800423cba4cb104911690f52021-11-25T16:18:58ZI Wanna Draw Like You: Inter- and Intra-Individual Differences in Orang-Utan Drawings10.3390/ani111132022076-2615https://doaj.org/article/0ce4c77e0800423cba4cb104911690f52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3202https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615This study analyses 749 drawings by five female Bornean orang-utans (<i>Pongo pygmaeus</i>) at Tama Zoological Park in Japan. We searched for differences between individuals but also tried to identify possible temporal changes among the drawings of one individual, Molly, who drew almost 1300 drawings from 2006 to 2011. An analysis of the drawings was carried out after collecting quantitative and qualitative variables. Our findings reveal evidence of differences in the drawing style of the five individuals as well as creative changes in Molly’s drawing style throughout her lifetime. Individuals differed in terms of the colours used, the space they filled, and the shapes (fan patterns, circles, or loops) they drew. Molly drew less and less as she grew older, and we found a significant difference between drawings produced in winter, when orang-utans were kept inside and had less activity, and those produced during other seasons. Our results suggest that the drawing behaviour of these five orang-utans is not random and that differences among individuals might reflect differences of styles, states of mind, and motivation to draw.Marie PeléGwendoline ThomasAlaïs LiénardNagi EguchiMasaki ShimadaCédric SueurMDPI AGarticleprimate cognitionscribblesevolutionary anthropologyartaestheticsVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3202, p 3202 (2021)
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description	This study analyses 749 drawings by five female Bornean orang-utans (<i>Pongo pygmaeus</i>) at Tama Zoological Park in Japan. We searched for differences between individuals but also tried to identify possible temporal changes among the drawings of one individual, Molly, who drew almost 1300 drawings from 2006 to 2011. An analysis of the drawings was carried out after collecting quantitative and qualitative variables. Our findings reveal evidence of differences in the drawing style of the five individuals as well as creative changes in Molly’s drawing style throughout her lifetime. Individuals differed in terms of the colours used, the space they filled, and the shapes (fan patterns, circles, or loops) they drew. Molly drew less and less as she grew older, and we found a significant difference between drawings produced in winter, when orang-utans were kept inside and had less activity, and those produced during other seasons. Our results suggest that the drawing behaviour of these five orang-utans is not random and that differences among individuals might reflect differences of styles, states of mind, and motivation to draw.
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title	I Wanna Draw Like You: Inter- and Intra-Individual Differences in Orang-Utan Drawings
title_short	I Wanna Draw Like You: Inter- and Intra-Individual Differences in Orang-Utan Drawings
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I Wanna Draw Like You: Inter- and Intra-Individual Differences in Orang-Utan Drawings

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