by Emily Rogers | Oct 21, 2023 | Learning
.. Imagine someone asked you to make the noise a tiny chihuahua would make. You wouldprobably make a high pitched “yip.” But if someone asked you to make the sound of a large St.Bernard, you would probably make a low pitched “woof.” This is an example of a...
by Grace Lane | Oct 17, 2023 | Learning
Caribbean box jellyfish are built with two major components: the rhopalial and ring nervous system, otherwise described as a dispersed central nervous system. Meaning they lack a brain. So, how do these jellyfish retain information and engage in learning how to hunt,...
by Liz Cramer | Oct 17, 2023 | Foraging, Learning
Social learning is defined as “the capacity to acquire information from other individuals,” and has been observed in a variety of species, including many bird species (Danel et al., 2023, p. 153). Birds have proven to be especially prone to social learning,...
by Grant Gerhardt | Oct 17, 2023 | Learning
The learning abilities of non-human animals often pale in comparison to the impressiveness of human intelligence. Though often overlooked, we encounter animal learning frequently. Dog training is a common example: basic tricks like sit, stay, and shake work because...
by Chris Chu | Oct 17, 2023 | Communication, Learning, Personality, Social behavior
If the sheep goes baa, the duck goes quack and the cow goes moo, what about the manatee? Manatee’s (genus Trichechus), nicknamed “the sea cow”, are large aquatic mammals with stouts and a flat rounded tail used to help them propel themselves through water. Their...
by Ammar Raslan | Oct 17, 2023 | Learning
Who are the earliest teachers? For us, it might be our parents. Maybe our siblings too, or the totality of our general environment. These teachers influence our behavior from early childhood until old age. For birds, that takes an extra level. The first period of a...
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