JOURNAL ARTICLE

How to teach a croc what not to eat.

  • Published In: Science News, 2024, v. 206, n. 4. P. 16 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: BROOKSHIRE, BETHANY 3 of 3

Abstract

Researchers have discovered a technique called conditioned taste aversion that can teach crocodiles to avoid eating poisonous cane toads. By lacing cane toad carcasses with a nausea-inducing chemical and feeding them to crocodiles, the researchers found that the crocodiles were far less likely to eat live toads when they encountered them. This teaching method could help prevent die-offs of crocodiles caused by cane toad invasions. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Bunuba Rangers, an Australian Indigenous group, and has been hailed as an innovative and effective tool for conservation. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Science News. 2024/09, Vol. 206, Issue 4, p16
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Zoology
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0036-8423
  • Accession Number:179154835
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