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> Human beings, it appears, are nearly unique in the animal world for being able to learn something by watching somebody else do it. This is just blatantly wro
by Zobat 1y ago
> Human beings, it appears, are nearly unique in the animal world for being able to learn something by watching somebody else do it.
This is just blatantly wrong. If nothing else I myself have shown dogs how to solve problems, but here's a link to Wikipedia for good measure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_learning_in_animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_learning_in_animals
- stripe_away 1y agooctopuses learn by observing other octopuses See for yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQwJXvlTWDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQwJXvlTWDw or if you prefer, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B978012415823800023X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B97801...