tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post169878958444949931..comments2023-06-17T09:14:17.021-05:00Comments on Inkfish: Captive Animals Act SmarterElizabeth Prestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991219617456983242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-46111489894427582692013-01-14T16:24:55.704-06:002013-01-14T16:24:55.704-06:00This is really interesting! I wonder whether, in t...This is really interesting! I wonder whether, in the long run, the neophobes in the wild actually do better -- I imagine that captive hyenas will rarely, if ever, be injured by trying to engage with an new object in their habitat, since zookeepers wouldn't put it in there if it had the potential to be harmful. So they might be pretty cavalier about what new things they're willing to do with foreign objects. But in the wild, that might get you killed... mess with a seemingly dead or unmoving animal, eat a poisonous plant, bother a wasp's nest, and you're in trouble. That could balance out, though, with the extra food the cavalier hyena might uncover. Fun to think about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-80775993694183577552013-01-12T02:54:16.609-06:002013-01-12T02:54:16.609-06:00Great article and summary. Thanks so much for post...Great article and summary. Thanks so much for posting.Teganhttp://leemakennels.com/blognoreply@blogger.com