Eurasian jays ( Garrulus glandarius ) overcome their current desires to anticipate two distinct future needs and plan for them appropriately
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Western scrub-jays (Aphelocoma californica) have been shown to overcome present satiety to cache food they will desire in the future. Here, we show that another corvid, the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius), can distinguish between two distinct future desires and plan for each appropriately, despite experiencing a conflicting current motivation. We argue that these data address the criticisms of previous work, and suggest a way in which associative learning processes and future-oriented cognition may combine to allow prospective behaviour.
Source: Biology Letters
Authors: Lucy G. Cheke, Nicola S. Clayton
Institution: University of Cambridge
Language: English
Topic: Primate Behavior and Ecology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2020633116