by Maeve Griffin | Oct 22, 2020 | Social behavior
Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by animal cognition, or the way in which animals think. One cognitive ability, for example, observed in nonhuman animals that researchers have taken particular interest in is mirror self-recognition (MSR), or the ability...
by Alexandra White | Oct 22, 2020 | Social behavior
Whale watching tours have been a public gripping experience for many years, especially in unique locations, like Juneau, Alaska. Whale watching even brings in millions of dollars worth of revenue to the city. Yet, there is an increased risk on the humpback whale...
by Katie Orefice | Oct 22, 2020 | Foraging, Social behavior
Picture this; one day at lunch, your coworker comes in with a freshly-made batch of warm chocolate chip cookies. Your mouth is already watering right? You expect your friend to share this wonderful creation, and four delicious chocolate chip cookies later, you thank...
by Katherine Crawford | Oct 22, 2020 | Mating
The less inbreeding there is in a population of animals, the healthier the future offspring will generally be. Due to this, some animals have methods to prevent inbreeding. These methods are either pre-copulatory or post-copulatory (pre-sex or post-sex) mechanisms....
by 2019 Class | Oct 19, 2020 | Parental care
By David Han ’21 Nursing as a part of maternal care has long been considered the exclusive domain of mammals, at least in popular media. Most invertebrate mothers, the popular wisdom goes, employ an extreme version of tough love; newly-hatched insects and...
