Behavioral flexibility in foraging habits may help animals survive
Habits are often seen as automatic and inflexible behaviors. But a new study, published in Evolution Letters, suggests that habits may have evolved as a way for animals to handle several tasks at once. By shifting to habitual behaviors for routine tasks, animals can free up attention to detect preda...
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Habits are often seen as automatic and inflexible behaviors. But a new study, published in Evolution Letters, suggests that habits may have evolved as a way for animals to handle several tasks at once. By shifting to habitual behaviors for routine tasks, animals can free up attention to detect predators and other threats in the environment.
Originally published at Phys.org
