It's teamwork: how dolphins learn to work together for rewards
- Written by Stephanie King, Branco Weiss Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
Two bottlenose dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_) cooperate in a button-pressing task requiring precise behavioural synchronization. Dolphin Research Center, Author provided
Cooperation can be found across the animal kingdom, in behaviours such as group hunting, raising of young, and driving away predators.
But are these cooperating animals actively...
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