“Bursting through all obstacles and traversing all distances” (Plin., NH 8.35.86): spatial memory of snakes in light of ancient literary accounts

Until recently, scientists believed snakes to have little spatial ability. However, new behavioural experiments have proven that snakes display a capacity for spatial learning, and therefore possess spatial memory. Beginning with Homer, the snake appears throughout antiquity in all possible literary...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anthropozoologica 2024-09, Vol.59 (9), p.131-142
1. Verfasser:	Kostuch, Lucyna
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ancient Greeks and Romans comportement des serpents Grecs et Romains des sens des serpents serpents et humains snake behaviour snake senses snakes and humans temps anciens
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