animal learning

Chirp dialects appear to be enforced by the colony’s queen, but scientists aren’t sure how. 

Hear seals imitating human sounds and melodies.

Young zebra finches that receive feedback after they sing from a video of a fluffed-up female eventually develop more accurate tunes.

When imprinted on toy blocks, the young birds gravitate toward new toys that are the same shape or color as the originals, according to a study.

Scientists identify the brain circuits with which newly hatched nematodes form and retrieve a lifelong aversive olfactory memory.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research