The increasing miniaturisation of animal-tracking technology has made it possible to gather
exceptionally detailed machine-sensed data on the social dynamics of almost entire …

Recent studies in several taxa have demonstrated that animal culture can evolve to become
more efficient in various contexts ranging from tool use to route learning and migration …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

Behavioral responses to novelty, including fear and subsequent avoidance of novel stimuli,
ie, neophobia, determine how animals interact with their environment. Neophobia aids in …

“A first-class intellectual adventure.”—Brian Greene, author of Until the End of Time
Illuminating his groundbreaking theory of consciousness, known as the attention schema …

“Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of 'bird brains,'[Ackerman] shows them to be
uniquely impressive machines...”—New York Times Book Review “A lyrical testimony to the …

The construction of novel compound tools through assemblage of otherwise non-functional
elements involves anticipation of the affordances of the tools to be built. Except for few …

The emergence of technology has been suggested to coincide with scarcity of staple
resources that led to innovations in the form of tool-assisted strategies to diversify or …

Abstract Theory and evidence suggest that some selective pressures are more common on
islands than in adjacent mainland habitats, leading evolution to follow predictable trends …

Only a handful of bird species are known to use foraging tools in the wild. Amongst them, the
New Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides) stands out with its sophisticated tool-making …