Shelling out for dinner -- Dolphins learn foraging skills from peers
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Published in Current Biology · View the paper (DOI)
A new study reveals that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bond, showcasing horizontal social transmission. This innovation is similar to observed behaviors in great apes and highlights dolphins' capacity for behavioral adaptation.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Shelling out for dinner -- Dolphins learn foraging skills from peers University of Leeds · Jun 25, 2020 · first to report
- Dolphins learn in similar ways to great apes University of Zurich · Jun 25, 2020
- Dolphins learn foraging skills from peers Cell Press · Jun 25, 2020