learning by observation – Michael Broad

Cool idea. Breastfeeding women show an orangutan how it’s done.

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 by MikeB

I think this is a very cool idea and it is based upon the model that animals learn from observation often young learning from their mother’s actions. Dublin Zoo has a 19-year-old orangutan called Mujur who has given birth to a male baby but she …

Dog accurately copies owner’s smile because she is jealous of the baby and feels left out

February 19, 2023January 16, 2023 by MikeB

Dog's human-like fixed grin copies her owner because she wants attention being jealous of the baby

The interesting aspect of this dog’s very positive ‘artificial’ smile is that it more or less exactly copies that of her owner who is smiling at her as she hovers near him while he cares for the baby. It appears that she wants to be …

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