Memory for own behaviour in pinnipeds
Animal Cognition, 2019
Recommended citation: Smeele, S.Q., Anderson Hansen, K., Ortiz, S.T. et al. Memory for own behaviour in pinnipeds. Anim Cogn 22, 947–958 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-019-01286-x
This paper is the result of my masters project where we trained sea lions, harbour seals and a grey seal to recall their last behaviour and repeat it on cue. We thereby showed that their are aware of their own behaviours and can remember them for at least 12-18 seconds.