Bumblebees demonstrate social learning of complex tasks in a study published in Nature.
Bumblebees can teach each other complex tasks through social interaction, according to a study published in the journal Nature. In experiments, scientists discovered that bees, when allowed to observe a trained "demonstrator" bee, easily learned a two-step puzzle box task to access a sugar reward. The researchers suggest that this finding challenges the long-held belief that advanced social learning is unique to humans.
March 06, 2024
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