A new study suggests that ducklings can learn, and imprint on, the relationship between objects, considering more than just the characteristics of the objects themselves. And that could disrupt what we think about thought.
When a duckling hatches, it quickly identifies its mother, or what it thinks is its mother, and begins to follow her around. Researchers harnessed that behavior for a new experiment described in a paper published Thursday in the journal Science....
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0714/Are-ducklings-capable-of-abstract-thinking
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