Practice does not make perfect: Juvenile object play does not improve the predation skills of adult mink in "simulated prey" tests.
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DOI: 10.1002/dev.22268
Abstract: In carnivores, juvenile object play is hypothesized to improve the development of adult predation ability. We tested this hypothesis in a model carnivore, the American mink (Neovison vison). Play was induced via the provision of… read more here.
Keywords: simulated prey; object play; predation; play ... See more keywords
Individual play patterns stimulated by a familiar object are group-driven
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42382-9
Abstract: This study investigates the dynamics of play behaviour within groups of four juvenile pigs and uses a novel clustering and statistical modelling approach to describe new details in how individuals play with a familiar object… read more here.
Keywords: familiar object; individual play; play; group ... See more keywords
The drivers and functions of rock juggling in otters
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200141
Abstract: Object play refers to the seemingly non-functional manipulation of inanimate items when in a relaxed state. In juveniles, object play may help develop skills to aid survival. However, why adults show object play remains poorly… read more here.
Keywords: drivers functions; functions rock; rock juggling; object play ... See more keywords
Dynamics of the dyad: How mothers and infants co-construct interaction spaces during object play.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.13281
Abstract: Studies of dyadic interaction often examine infants' social exchanges with their caregivers in settings that constrain their physical properties (e.g., infant posture, fixed seating location for infants and adults). Methodological decisions about the physical arrangements… read more here.
Keywords: interaction; across first; object play; mothers infants ... See more keywords