Turtle Recall

Photo: Tamar Gutnick, used with permission.

Despite a reputation for being slow, giant tortoises from the Galapagos and Seychelles Islands can demonstrate remarkable memory skills over time, according to the results of a new study. The massive reptiles are not only capable of learning new tasks quickly but can remember their training nearly a decade later, say researchers.

Read my post about the study on my Animal Minds blog: Turtle Recall.