Current desires of conspecific observers affect cache-protection strategies in California scrub-jays and Eurasian jays

Ostojić, Ljerka; Legg, Edward W.; Brecht, Katharina F.; Lange, Florian; Deininger, Chantal; Mendl, Michael; Clayton, Nicola S.

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.020

Current desires of conspecific observers affect cache-protection strategies in California scrub-jays and Eurasian jays

Summary Many corvid species accurately remember the locations where they have seen others cache food, allowing them to pilfer these caches efficiently once the cachers have left the scene [1]. To protect their caches, corvids employ a suite of different cache-protection strategies that limit the …