Tuesday 18 July 2023

Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it

 

Image courtesy of Andrija12345678 CC BY-SA 4.0

Joel Kontinen

Llamas are better at performing tasks after watching a human or llama dol, 

This is called called social learning, It is common in primates and in certain birds but not in llamas,  

The researchers tried to get some 30 llamas and offered them food  as a reward,  They wee succesful in their task. 

source; 

Wetzel,  Corryn, 2023, Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it. New Scientist 14 July