The last several decades of research on avian cognition have revealed surprising parallels
between the abilities of birds—most notably corvids—and great apes. Parrots, albeit far less …

String pulling is one of the most widely used paradigms in comparative psychology. First
documented 2 millennia ago, it has been a well-established scientific paradigm for a …

Describing feline behaviour from both a mechanistic and functional approach, this textbook
provides an accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book begins by addressing …

The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) has shared an intertwined existence with humans for
thousands of years, living on our city streets and in our homes. Yet, little scientific research …

Cats'(Felis catus) communicative behaviour towards humans was explored using a social
referencing paradigm in the presence of a potentially frightening object. One group of cats …

Thoroughly updated for its third edition with the latest research in the field, this innovative
text delivers an apt and comprehensive introduction to the rich and complex world of animal …

The great increase in the study of dog cognition in the current century has yielded insights
into canine cognition in a variety of domains. In this review, we seek to place our enhanced …

Arm and hand use by the mouse have been studied in a variety of tasks in order to
understand the structure of skilled movements and motor learning, the anatomy and function …

String-pulling by the rat is a bimanual act, in which an upright animal retrieves a piece of
food attached to the end of the string by downward hand-over-hand movements. The …

When chimpanzees (and other animals) use tools to pound, crack open, retrieve, soak up,
pry apart, probe into, and/or dig up other objects (just to name a few of the operations of …