Dogs Demonstrate Episodic-Like Memory
In humans, episodic memory refers to the recall of a specific autobiographical event – a memory of what happened, where it happened, and when it happened. It was initially assumed that episodic memory is unique to humans, but more recent evidence has brought that assumption into question.
Although we can’t know whether an animal travels back in time in their mind to subjectively remember specific events, like humans do, experiments have revealed memories for what-where-when in animals such as birds, rats, and nonhuman primates -- and now a new study suggests dogs should also join the club.
Read the whole story at my Animal Minds blog: Dogs Demonstrate Episodic-Like Memory.
How Whip Spiders Smell Their Way Home
Whip spiders, or amblypygids, are arachnids, but only six of their eight legs are for walking. The front two are elongated sensory structures that process, among other things, smells. Whip spiders use these sensory legs to sniff their way back home after a night of hunting.
Read all about it in my latest Animal Minds post: The Arachnid That Smells With Its Legs
