Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking. Login or Take a Tour!
stuffypillow · 3982 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why We Need Grandpas and Grandmas (Part 1) : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR
I think people have not completely grasped how important social learning is for animals. We tend to think of natural selection or evolution when we think about changing behavior patterns. However very many important behaviors, like staying away from roads with vehicles, is socially learned. Evolution cannot really help animals respond to changes that have happened in the last 100- 50 years in human society. I really like the follow up article about fish (http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/12/19/255242237/findi...) also!