Sara Torres Ortiz

This study shows otters outperform chimpanzees in a task requiring preparation for mutually exclusive outcomes, suggesting adaptive cognition shaped by ecological demands rather than social complexity.

This study shows peach-fronted conures use vocal communication to coordinate in a cooperative task and exhibit vocal convergence after failed trials.

This study shows undomesticated blue-throated macaws can imitate intransitive actions after observing others, indicating third-party imitation exists outside humans.

This study shows dolphins can encode information for future use, demonstrating prospective memory and episodic-like memory capabilities.