Learning from other species
Predators learn to identify prey from other predators
Marzo 21, 2018
It is much faster to learn to recognize a new prey item from a neighboring species, than to learn by trial and error.
It is much faster to learn to recognize a new prey item from a neighboring species, than to learn by trial and error.
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