A new study shows that tests of an animal’s adaptability and fear of the unfamiliar could contribute to conservation efforts.
suggests that tests for understanding an animal’s adaptability and neophobia, or fear of new things, could contribute to the preservation of the Bali myna, as well as other populations of endangered species.Biologists agree that the ability to adapt and to solve problems is imperative for an animal’s survival, especially in the face of modern-day urbanization.
Based on the importance of these two traits, biologists have speculated that understanding more about an animal’s flexibility and tendency toward fear could inspire innovations in conversation strategies. In fact, Miller and a team of colleagues have posited that testing these factors could identify which captive individuals of an endangered species are best suited for reintroduction into the wild.
"There is a need to continually release birds to try to boost the small, wild population," Miller says in a press release. "Now [that] we have data on the behavioral flexibility of these birds, this can help to inform which birds may be best suited for reintroduction."To test the birds' suitability, the members of the team observed as 22 captive Bali myna solved simple puzzles and responded to familiar foods in the presence of unfamiliar objects.
"Our study has already identified that releasing juvenile Bali myna may potentially be more successful than releasing adult birds, at least in terms of adaptability," Miller says in a press release.
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