In this paper, we review one of the oldest paradigms used in animal cognition: the detour
paradigm. The paradigm presents the subject with a situation where a direct route to the …

Any attempt to assess the effects of sounds on animals must consider species differences in
hearing abilities. Although the hearing ranges of most species overlap to a large degree …

In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play
in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean in our understanding of evolution …

Reptiles and amphibians have been neglected in research on cognition, emotions, sociality,
need for enriched and stimulating environments, and other topics that have been greatly …

The concept of stress is notoriously difficult to define, despite its ubiquity in both common
parlance and the scientific literature. Given the clear importance of understanding how …

Body elongation and limblessness have evolved numerous times within Tetrapoda, typically
associated with aquatic, fossorial, crevice dwelling, or grassswimming lifestyles (Gans …

Recently, there has been a surge in cognition research using non‐avian reptile systems. As
a diverse group of animals, non‐avian reptiles [turtles, the tuatara, crocodylians, and …

Cognitive ethologists must keep issues of cognition analytically separate from other mental
phenomena such as affect and consciousness. Such is important in considering cognition in …

Understanding individual differences in cognitive performance is a major challenge to
animal behaviour and cognition studies. We used the Eastern water skink (Eulamprus …

Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …