A new study suggests that the raccoons raiding your trash are shy.
Some people are more suited to cities than others, and it turns out that the same is true among animals. In fact,suggests that an animal’s temperament affects its ability to make use of the ample sources of shelter and food contained in urban and suburban areas.
"Several cognitive abilities have been proposed as particularly important," says Lauren Stanton, a biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, in aBiologists tend to agree that the abilities to learn and to adapt are valuable for just about any animal in the city. But they still do not understand what makes certain species and specific individuals such successful city dwellers in comparison to others.
These findings, Stanton and the team say, do more than provide insight into the temperament and behavior of urban and suburban animals. They may also affect animal management strategies for years and years to come.To determine whether bold raccoons or timid raccoons take better advantage of the opportunities of the city, the researchers started by distinguishing between the two types of individuals in the wild.
According to the team, once the raccoons learned how to enter the box and obtain their treat, their task only became tougher. The buttons were eventually swapped around to test whether the raccoons could overcome an additional challenge.
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