{"id":459316,"date":"2022-06-08T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/otters-learn-from-each-other-but-solve-some-puzzles-alone\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T02:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T23:00:01","slug":"otters-learn-from-each-other-but-solve-some-puzzles-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/otters-learn-from-each-other-but-solve-some-puzzles-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"#Otters learn from each other\u2014but solve some puzzles alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e74002a578\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e74002a578\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/otters-learn-from-each-other-but-solve-some-puzzles-alone\/#%E2%80%9COtters_learn_from_each_other%E2%80%94but_solve_some_puzzles_alone%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Otters learn from each other\u2014but solve some puzzles alone&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COtters_learn_from_each_other%E2%80%94but_solve_some_puzzles_alone%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Otters learn from each other\u2014but solve some puzzles alone&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/otters-learn-from-each.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/otters-learn-from-each.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Asian short-clawed otters. Credit: Madison Bowden-Parry\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/otters-learn-from-each.jpg\" alt=\"Otters learn from each other \u2013 but solve some puzzles alone\" title=\"Asian short-clawed otters. Credit: Madison Bowden-Parry\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Asian short-clawed otters. Credit: Madison Bowden-Parry<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Otters learn skills from each other\u2014but they also solve some mysteries alone, new research shows.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>University of Exeter scientists gave Asian short-clawed otters &#8220;puzzle boxes&#8221; containing familiar food, and unfamiliar natural prey\u2014the meat inside of which was protected by hard outer shells.<\/p>\n<p>The otters in the study, which live at Newquay Zoo and the Tamar Otter and Wildlife Center, decided whether food was safe and desirable to eat by learning from each other.<\/p>\n<p>But they used their own wits\u2014not the example of others\u2014to figure out how to extract the food items from their protection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Much of research into the extractive foraging and learning capabilities of otters has focused on artificial food puzzles,&#8221; said lead author Alex Saliveros, of the Center for Ecology and Conservation on Exeter&#8217;s Penryn Campus in Cornwall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here, we were interested in investigating such skills in the context of unfamiliar natural prey, as well as in relation to artificial food puzzles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The team studied the otters&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> groups before the food tests, meaning the scientists knew how often each otter associated with other individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Social learning could then be measured by seeing whether close associates learned quickly from each other.<\/p>\n<p>The otters were given five variations of the puzzle box, each with a meatball (a familiar food) visible inside. The method to extract the food varied in each version\u2014with solutions including pulling a tab and opening a flap.<\/p>\n<p>The natural prey were rainbow trout (which acted as more of a control given their lack of a protective shell), shore crabs and blue mussels.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 20 otters in the study, 11 managed to extract the meat from all three types of natural prey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Asian short-clawed otter populations are declining in the wild, and understanding their behavior can help in the development of conservation and reintroduction programs,&#8221; said Saliveros.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The captive otters in this study initially struggled with natural prey, but they showed they can learn how to extract the food.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our findings suggest that if you give one otter pre-release training, it can pass some of that information on to others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The paper, published in the journal <i>Royal Society Open <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a><\/i>, is entitled:  &#8220;Captive Asian short-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus) learn to exploit unfamiliar natural prey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Puzzled otters learn from each other\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Captive Asian short-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus) learn to exploit unfamiliar natural prey, <i>Royal Society Open Science<\/i> (2022).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.211819\">DOI: 10.1098\/rsos.211819<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/10.1098\/rsos.211819\">royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/10.1098\/rsos.211819<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of Exeter<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg>\n                                                            <use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Otters learn from each other\u2014but solve some puzzles alone (2022, June  7)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  7 June 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-06-otters-otherbut-puzzles.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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