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Jan 31, 1993 · So does Rio. Rio, a seven-year-old California sea lion living at the University of California at Santa Cruz, thinks like a human. After learning to pair the silhouette of a crab with that of a tulip, and then the tulip with a radio, Rio makes a logical leap: she matches the crab with the radio. It may seem a small thing, but it is a basic kind ...
In this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, meet Rio, a captive California sea lion who has helped research biologists to better understand the cognitive abilities of this species. See how Rio has learned that certain sounds are associated with certain letters or numbers, and observe how she demonstrates the higher order reasoning skill of logic. Biologist Colleen Reichmuth explains how Rio ...
R io, a California sea lion, swims around the training pool like an anxious athlete before a race. She’s preparing for her starring role in an experiment designed to test her ability to think. Eager to start, she voices her impatience with a call that sounds like a cross between a lion’s roar and the croak of a toad.
Oct 23, 2002 · Sea lion scores top for memory. By James Randerson. 23 October 2002. California sea lions may have the best memory of all non-human creatures. A female called Rio that learned a trick involving ...
A California sea lion shows off her smarts in Santa Cruz, California. Rio the sea lion has scientists flipping out over her amazing memory. Several years ago, Rio was taught to look at three pictures, then match the two that were alike. The amazing part was that she could match the same pictures after not matching them for years! Then she ...
Oct 31, 2002 · Sea lion recalls the past. Rio: A very clever sea lion. According to researchers at a Californian laboratory, sea lions are very logical thinkers. A decade after initial studies, the long-term memory of a sea lion called Rio has been tested to the limit. The 10-year retention interval is the longest for any non-human animal. Dr Reichmuth Kastak.
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Rio. Rio the Californian sea lion has been impressing scientists with her mental prowess for over 25 years and was the first non-human animal to demonstrate a level of logical thinking once found ...
