Collective responses to threats occur throughout the animal kingdom but little is known about the cognitive processes underpinning them. Antipredator mobbing is one such response. Approaching a predat
Environments characterized by scarce and variable food supply, termed ‘harsh environments’, have been hypothesized to favor cognitive abilities that aid an animal in finding food, remembering where it
Innovation (i.e., a new solution to a familiar problem, or applying an existing behavior to a novel problem) plays a fundamental role in species’ ecology and evolution. It can be a useful measure for