Paper, Suction Feeding by Elephants
Despite having a trunk that weighs over 100 kg, elephants mainly feed on
lightweight vegetation. How do elephants manipulate such small items?
In this experimental and theoretical investigation, we filmed elephants at
Zoo Atlanta showing that they can use suction to grab food, performing […]
Paper, Perception of biological motion by jumping spiders
This pattern, termed “biological motion” in the literature, can
be used as a visual cue, enabling many animals (including humans) to distinguish animate
from inanimate objects. Crucially, even artificially created scrambled stimuli, with no recognizable
structure but that maintains semirigid movement patterns, are perceived […]
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