Theoretical and empirical scholars of cultural evolution have traditionally studied social
learning strategies, such as conformity, as adaptive strategies to obtain accurate information …

Efforts to understand human social evolution rely largely on comparisons with nonhuman
primates. However, a population of bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia …

Cultural behavior, which is transmitted among conspecifics through social learning [1], is
found across various taxa [2–6]. Vertical social transmission from parent to offspring [7] is …

Behavioural differences among social groups can arise from differing ecological conditions,
genetic predispositions and/or social learning. In the past, social learning has typically been …

Investigations into cooperative partner choice should consider both potential and realised
partners, allowing for the comparison of traits across all those available. Male bottlenose …

Highlights•Individual foraging specialization in animal groups is largely unconsidered.•We
develop predictions about its causes and consequences in group-living species.•Intragroup …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) live in complex societies with high fission-fusion
dynamics and exhibit a polygynandrous mating system in which both sexes mate with …

Animal Welfare An Accessible Overview of the Concept of Sentience Throughout the Animal
Kingdom and Why It Matters to Humans Animal Welfare explores the concept of sentience …

The use of tools played a central role in human culture and evolution. Early studies with
apes demonstrated the tool use; however, currently the works have focused on Platyrrhine …

Owing to the large, three-dimensional, fluid nature of their aquatic environment, the impact of
habitat configuration has rarely been investigated in cetacean societies. However, in some …