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Social Learning: Parents May Not Always Know Best
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Social Learning: Parents May Not Always Know Best
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The efficiency with which animals learn new skills depends on their ability to choose good tutors. A new study shows that early-life stress causes young zebra finches to switch tutor preference from parents to unrelated adults.
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