Eloise Pedersen
@eloiseantonia.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the University of Southern California | Chimpanzee lover by day, music lover by night
Some thoughts I had about animal ingenuity and resourcefulness in the face of human trash. Sparked by an interaction with some vervet monkeys in Entebbe botanical garden...
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Trash to Treasure: How Animals Use the Objects We Leave Behind
Whilst walking through Entebbe botanical gardens, I stumbled across a group of lively vervet monkeys. As a primatologist newly minted to the field, I excitedly edged closer to the group, only to no…
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January 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Some thoughts I had about animal ingenuity and resourcefulness in the face of human trash. Sparked by an interaction with some vervet monkeys in Entebbe botanical garden...
eloisepedersen-knycd.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/t...
eloisepedersen-knycd.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/t...
My first @cogbites article went out this week! Metacognition is an important cognitive skill for humans, but capuchin monkeys might also 'know what they know.'
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition
Do Capuchin Monkeys Know What They Know? New Evidence for Metacognition in Primates
Reference: Calmette, T., Calmette, T., & Meunier, H. (2025). Persistence suggests metacognition in capuchin monkeys. Animal Behaviour, 219, 123008. Humans have the curious and amazing ability t…
cogbites.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
My first @cogbites article went out this week! Metacognition is an important cognitive skill for humans, but capuchin monkeys might also 'know what they know.'
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition