Killer whale shares food with gulls at the Vancouver Public Aquarium
Abstract A 6‐ to 9‐year‐old female killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) was observed sharing food with gulls at the Vancouver Public Aquarium. Hypotheses regarding the origin of this apparently learned behavior are discussed and evaluated. The behavior can be explained by an operant model, but there is evi...
| Published in: | Zoo Biology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1985
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/zoo.1430040407 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fzoo.1430040407 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/zoo.1430040407 |
| Summary: | Abstract A 6‐ to 9‐year‐old female killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) was observed sharing food with gulls at the Vancouver Public Aquarium. Hypotheses regarding the origin of this apparently learned behavior are discussed and evaluated. The behavior can be explained by an operant model, but there is evidence that social mimicry or observational learning may also be involved. |
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