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Bianca Klein, Cora Schout, Daniëlle de Pagter, Dik Eenink, Frank Rijsmus, Martine Verheij, Nicole Brands, Peter Verwoert, Stan Francis, Tijs Swennenhuis, and Vera Ketelaar. In Ouwehands: Demi Vaartjes, Jord de Meijer, Kyra Renes, Marlies Klopman, Melvin Meijer, Monique de Wit, and Olaf van Leeuwen. Furthermore, I want to thank the coordinators of the orang-utan EEP Clemens Becker, Simone Schecka, Neil Bemment, and especially Miriam Göbel, who welcomed me in Allwetter Zoo to run a study with the orang-utans.I want to thank a few people who were not directly involved in my research. Zsuzsika Sjoerds, I enjoyed teaching Consciousness together and I want to thank you for giving me valuable advice as mentor. Fred Wiegant, thank you for all of the opportunities you have given me over the years to develop my teaching skills. I also want to thank my new colleagues at Utrecht University, who supported me a lot during the last months of writing my thesis.Furthermore, I want to thank my friends. Mirre Balke, we have known each other for over 28 years and there are few people that know me so well. Thank you for your support and all the laughs and fun we’ve had over the years! Malou van der Sluis, I really enjoyed our occasional (not so) scientific discussions over a few beers. Moreover, I am very grateful to my parents, Dik Roth and Goof Breukel, and my sister Lisa Roth. Dad, your thorough feedback and advice during my PhD and previous studies has been indispensable. Mom and Lisa, thank you for your unconditional support. I could not wish for a better family. I also want to thank my parents-in-law, Peter Coster and Wilma Bon, for being so welcoming, especially during the first COVID lockdown.The last paragraph is for my favourite primate, Tessa Coster. Thank you for your unwavering support. Your enthusiasm and kindness motivated me, especially during moments when I felt overwhelmed by my project. You always know exactly how I feel, sometimes even before I realise it myself. Over the course of the last 13 years, you have become an irreplaceable presence in my life, and I cannot begin to imagine what life would be like without you. Tom RothNovember 14th 2023, UtrechtAcknowledgements6Tom Roth.indd 6 16-01-2024 08:15