Cognitive performance and variability in dromedary camels: insights from a comparative psychometric approach.

ABSTRACT: Contemporary research in animal cognition has expanded our understanding of non-human intelligence, yet behavioural and cognitive traits in dromedary camels remain largely unexplored. This study pioneers the empirical assessment of cognitive performance and variability in dromedaries (Camelus dromedarius) using a comparative psychometric framework adapted from human and animal cognition protocols. A total of 130 Canarian dromedaries were evaluated across thirteen cognitive traits, with individual performance indices calculated through a mental age-based model. Results revealed substantial interindividual variability in cognitive performance, with key modulating factors including group dependence, docility, and concentration. Animals with higher herd affiliation displayed above-average scor

SUBMITTER: Iglesias Pastrana C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12781465 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature