Trust in fish
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A mutually beneficial interaction between two species of fish is studied to see whether the organisms could learn about who was trustworthy by observing others by afar. The social network uncovered from the study, if proved to be common in other animals, can open up new avenues for scientists to study animal behaviour as being embedded in a rich social tapestry, composed of interconnected direct and indirect streams of information.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Planning for breakfast
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Researchers have found that scrub-jays plan for future by caching food items in the place where it will be most needed. Several experiments are conducted on various species of animals to study future planning and episodic memory in order to understand their cognitive evolution.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Captivity effects on wide-ranging carnivores
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The mean frequency of stereotypic pacing by 35 species of caged carnivore is calculated, to investigate whether the observed variation in the welfare of different species could arise from a differential impact of captivity on their natural behavior.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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