Learning to discriminate between shapes generalizes to novel stimuli in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis): A preliminary study on perceptual categorization.

Perceptual categorization is grouping objects based on similar physical features. Otters may use categorization to classify predators, prey, and conspecifics. This study was the first to examine whether North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)…

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