How Flexible is Tool Use in Eurasian Jays (Garrulus glandarius)?

Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) do not habitually use tools, yet they can be trained to solve object-dropping tasks, i.e., to insert a tool into an apparatus to release a food reward. Previous research suggests that these jays can learn a preference toward functional tools – objects allowing the...

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Main Authors: Piero Amodio, Markus Boeckle, Sarah A. Jelbert, Ljerka Ostojic, Nicola S. Clayton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2020-08-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/28/AB_C_2020_Vol7(3)_Amodio_et_al.pdf