A key goal of conservation is to protect biodiversity by supporting the long-term persistence
of viable, natural populations of wild species. Conservation practice has long been guided …

It is often assumed in experiments and models that social learning abilities–how often
individuals copy others, plus who and how they copy–are species-typical. Yet there is …

Conformity to local behavioral norms reflects the pervading role of culture in human life.
Laboratory experiments have begun to suggest a role for conformity in animal social …

Culture presents a second inheritance system by which innovations can be transmitted
between generations and among individuals. Some vocal behaviours present compelling …

Blue tits are famous for the 'milk bottle'innovation, which emerged at numerous sites across
Britain in the early 20th century. However, overall we still know little about the factors that …

As in human societies, social learning may play an important role in sha** individual and
group characteristics in other mammals. Here, we review research on non-primate …

Animal vision is incomplete without the ability to change the gaze that involves coordinated
control of eyes, head, and body movements (McCluskey and Cullen 2007). Saccadic eye …

Individual foraging specialisation has important ecological implications, but its causes in
group‐living species are unclear. One of the major consequences of group living is …

Experiments have shown that captive great apes are capable of observational learning, and
patterns of cultural variation between populations suggest that they use this capacity in the …

The question of whether any species except humans exhibits culture has generated much
debate, partially due to the difficulty of providing conclusive evidence from observational …