%0 Journal Article %A Boesch, Christophe %+ Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society %T Joint cooperative hunting among wild chimpanzees: Taking natural observations seriously [Commentary on Tomasello, M. et al. (2005): Understanding and sharing intentions: The origins of cultural cognition, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 28, p. 675-735] : %G eng %U https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0010-0278-5 %F EDOC: 251600 %R 10.1017/S0140525X05230121 %D 2005 %* Review method: peer-reviewed %X Ignoring most published evidence on wild chimpanzees, Tomasello et al.'s claim that shared goals and intentions are uniquely human amounts to a faith statement. A brief survey of chimpanzee hunting tactics shows that group hunts are compatible with a shared goals and intentions hypothesis. The disdain of observational data in experimental psychology leads some to ignore the reality of animal cognitive achievements. %J Behavioral and Brain Sciences %V 28 %N 5 %& 692 %P 692 - 693