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Monkeys Hunt Dangerous Prey When Fruit Runs Out, 45-Month Study Finds
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (282+ words) When fruit disappears, bearded capuchins switch from foraging to hunting, targeting everything from lizards and rodents to snakes, iguanas, and young birds....
Elephants Just Passed a Classic Psychology Test – With More Restraint Than Many Humans
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (444+ words) After a long day at work, it can be a struggle to resist the urge to just order food delivery instead of checking the fridge first....
After being pinned down for two hours by her napping cat, a woman realizes the inconvenience is actually the ultimate compliment: 'I always forget how untrusting cats are, so when they do trust you, it's like a reward."
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (443+ words) Cat law is cat law, and every cat pawrent knows to obey their floofy feline overlords who rule their lives with an iron paw.Some cats enact really weird laws in their domestic house kingdoms: Don't th... - Cats have their…...
Elephants think before they act and resist impulsive behavior
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (652+ words) Mortgage rates headed higher this week in the wake of severa… (The Center Square) – Legal analysts and advocates warn that a case before the U… Clever elephants can think before they act and resist impulsive behavior, reveals new research. Experiments…...
There’s no such thing as a ‘pet monkey.’ Here’s why.
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Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) demonstrate inhibitory control in a detour task [VIDEO] | EurekAlert! Science News Releases
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (66+ words) Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) demonstrate inhibitory control in a detour task (VIDEO) EurekAlert! Familiarization Trial. An elephant (ThongChai) interacting with the familiarization (opaque) box. The box is in the “under” orientation and the reward is half of an apple. Video…...
Elephants can think before they act and resist impulsive behaviour, reveals study
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (146+ words) An elephant from Thailand helped researchers demonstrate that the species can resist impulsive behaviour and make more considered decisions, according to a new study. Scientists tested 16 Asian elephants and found they could ignore an obvious but ineffective route to food…...
Scientists surprised to find Asian elephants can resist impulses, plan and act
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (354+ words) Asian elephants can inhibit their impulses to tackle problems more effectively, researchers say, putting them in a select group of animals with such ability. Resisting an impulse in favour of more effective behaviour, known as inhibitory control, is key to…...
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) demonstrate inhibitory control in a detour task
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (141+ words) Testing the Knowing/Acting Mismatch. An elephant (ThongChai) interacting with the test (transparent) box. The box is in the “under” orientation and the reward is half of an apple. Note that this is the same elephant as in Video 1, and…...
Asian elephants show self-control in a new problem-solving experiment
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1306+ words) Sixteen Asian elephants in Thailand gave up a trunk habit as soon as it stopped working, the first evidence of self-control in the species. Put a piece of fruit where an elephant can see it and smell it, and the…...