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Memory for surface objects in an arena by the horse (Equus ferus caballus) under saddle: Evidence for dual process theory of spatial representation
Behavioural Processes ( IF 1.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-09 , DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104442
Ian Q Whishaw 1 , Candace J Burke 1
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Place memory, the ability to remember locations, is a feature of many animal species. This episodic-like memory is displayed in the foraging behavior of animals and has been studied in many different kinds of laboratory spatial tasks. A horse stallion, Equus ferus caballus, will create “dung-heaps or stud-piles” by defecation in the same place suggesting that the behavior is central to spatial behavior but to date there has been little investigation of horse olfactory/spatial behavior. The present study describes investigatory behavior of horses for objects on the surface of a riding arena. Horses under saddle approached objects on the arena surface that included small pieces of straw, fur, and paper and larger objects including clumps of debris and were especially interested in dung droppings left by other horses. Once an object was investigated by sniffing, it was usually not approached again during that outing but could be approached anew on the following day. Dung investigatory behavior and place memory were confirmed in a number of structured tests in which test-retest intervals were varied. The results are discussed in relation to the dual process theory that proposes that spatial representations central to adaptive behavior require both allocentric Cartesian spatial information and egocentric episodic-like information.



中文翻译:

马鞍下的马(Equus ferus caballus )竞技场表面物体的记忆:空间表征双重过程理论的证据

位置记忆,即记住位置的能力,是许多动物物种的特征。这种类似情节的记忆表现在动物的觅食行为中,并已在许多不同类型的实验室空间任务中得到研究。一匹种马,Equus ferus caballus,将通过在同一个地方排便产生“粪堆或螺柱”,这表明该行为是空间行为的核心,但迄今为止,对马的嗅觉/空间行为的研究很少。本研究描述了马对骑马场表面物体的调查行为。马鞍下的马靠近场地表面的物体,包括小块稻草、毛皮和纸张以及较大的物体,包括成块的碎片,并且对其他马匹留下的粪便特别感兴趣。一旦通过嗅探对一个物体进行了调查,通常不会在外出期间再次接近它,但可以在第二天重新接近它。粪便调查行为和地点记忆在许多结构化测试中得到证实,其中测试 - 重新测试间隔是不同的。

更新日期:2021-06-15
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