Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Experimental study
Animals
Innovation across 13 ungulate species: problem solvers are less integrated in the social group and less neophobic
5-Apr-2023
Are the least social animals the most innovative?
The experiment was carried out on 111 animals from 13 different species, among which there were goats, dromedaries, Przewalki horses, giraffes, llamas, sheep and deer, among other ungulates, which lived in captivity in the zoos of Barcelona, Barbent (France), Nuremberg and Leipzig (Germany). Each of these groups of animals had to deal with a test, consisting opening a type of container they did not know and which contained their favourite food. Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
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Experimental study
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Animals
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2023-04-05
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Innovation across 13 ungulate species: problem solvers are less integrated in the social group and less neophobic
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University of Barcelona. (2023, May 2). Are the least social animals the most innovative?. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDMP6O8/are-the-least-social-animals-the-most-innovative.html
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