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Galef, Bennett G., Jr. – Natural History, 1997
Discusses how animals learn from companions, especially among Norway rats. Rats begin early eating foods that other rats eat. Adults also choose to eat a food largely because companions are eating it even if they had learned to avoid the food at an earlier time. Other animals also learn from watching companions' eating techniques, reactions to…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Sciences, Epistemology, Imitation
Tomasello, Michael – Natural History, 1997
A human demonstrator showed human children and captive chimpanzees how to drag food or toys closer using a rakelike tool. One side of the rake was less efficient than the other for dragging. Chimps tried to reproduce results rather than methods while children imitated and used the more efficient rake side. Concludes that imitation leads to…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Sciences, Early Childhood Education, Imitation
Wheat, Maxwell Corydon, Jr. – Outdoor Communicator, 1984
Suggests indoor and outdoor activities concerning frogs and toads, including listening to a record of their songs, imitating their sounds, and observing frogs and toads at a wildlife refuge. (MH)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Audiodisc Recordings, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips
