Innovation gives some hyenas an edge
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Inventive hyenas that come up with different ways to solve a problem are the most successful, new research shows.For a study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, wild hyenas in Kenya were shown steel puzzle boxes with raw meat inside. To get the meat, the hyenas had to slide open a bolt latch....
Source: Futurity.org - Thursday, 9 August, 2012
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