Animal Cognition
When you think of smart animals, what’s the first species that pops into your head? Crows? Dolphins?What about spiders?Chances are, spiders wouldn’t be the first you’d think of. […]
When observing animal behavior, we tend to assume that the animals are acting of their own accord. But what if there was another creature in charge of their actions? Though this sounds too sinister to be commonplace, it is exactly that. Parasitic infection is prevalent in most species, even humans. Over 60 million American […]
The mirror test was developed by psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr.1 in 1970 as a method for determining whether a non-human animal has the ability of self-recognition. It’s also known as the “mark test” or “mirror self-recognition test” (MSR). When conducting the mirror test, scientists place a visual marking on an animal’s body, usually with scentless paints, […]
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Lizards may not yet be widely known for their smarts, but they’ve become star study subjects for more and more cognition researchers. This is especially true at The Lizard Lab. […]
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