An investigation of social learning of tool-use in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using a ball-up / ball-down task
Alenka Hribar, Annette Kilian, Claudio Tennie
This study tests whether untrained bottlenose dolphins can spontaneously learn tool-use tasks through social learning but finds no evidence of such ability.
bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition