Goffin's cockatoos use object mass but not balance cues when making object transport decisions.

ABSTRACT: Utilising weight cues can improve the efficiency of foraging behaviours by providing information on nutritional value, material strength, and tool functionality. Attending to weight cues may also facilitate the optimisation of object transport. Though some animals' ability to assess weight cues has been determined, research into whether they can apply weight assessment during practical decision making is limited. In this study, we investigate whether Goffin's cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) account for relative weight and unequal versus equal weight distribution when making object transport decisions, and whether sensitivity to these cues varies depending on transport mode. We conducted a series of binary choice experiments in which birds could choose to transport one of two identical, non-

SUBMITTER: Adelmant C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11576884 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature