Defining Creativity and Confirming Understanding of the Concept in Dolphins: Research and Training Perspectives

Dudzinski, Kathleen M.; Yeater, Deirdre; Bolton, Terri; Eskelinen, Holli C.; Hill, H W

doi:10.1578/am.44.4.2018.426

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“…This choice returns control of a situation to the animal, which contributes to their positive welfare. Dudzinski et al (2018) suggested that behaviors produced in training sessions could be influenced by individual differences in the trainers and animals, schedules of reinforcement, and differential reinforcement (i.e., magnitude and preference). Individual killer whales may respond differently to different trainers, which can cause inconsistencies in performed behaviors.…”

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“…A killer whale’s motivation can also impact the behaviors they produce. Lack of motivation could result in lower energy behaviors, therefore a session with low motivation would be reflected in the test session data (Dudzinski et al 2018 ).…”

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“…At MLF, the majority of training for this innovate behavioral S D was conducted by a primary trainer per animal. (See Dudzinski et al ( 2018 ) for a detailed presentation of the protocols and limitations of training the innovate cue.) Training sessions allowed the killer whales to become familiar with this cue.…”

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“…that was consistent with regular training. Trainers monitored animal performance to minimize frustration during the learning process (for more detail, see Dudzinski et al 2018 ).…”

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“…or offering complex or compound behaviors in response to one innovative S D (e.g., ventral layback with water spit). To count as elaboration, these behaviors can be presented in sequence or simultaneously (Dudzinski et al 2018 ). In this study, elaboration was measured as whether a single or multiple behaviors were performed at the same time (Table 2 ).…”

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Killer whale innovation: teaching animals to use their creativity upon request

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Thinking flexibly is a skill that enables animals to adapt to changing environments, which enhances survival. Killer whales, Orcinus orca, as the ocean apex predator display a number of complex cognitive abilities, especially flexible thinking or creativity when it comes to foraging. In human care, smaller dolphins and other marine mammals have been trained to think creatively while under stimulus control. The results of these previous studies have demonstrated that bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, can create original behaviors in response to an innovative cue. We trained and tested a total of nine killer whales from two different facilities on the innovate concept, using the same methodology. The killer whales ranged in age from 5 to 29 yrs with 4 females and 5 males. The results indicate that the killer whales demonstrated high fluency, originality, some elaboration, and flexibility in their behaviors. Individual variability was observed with younger animals demonstrating more variable behaviors as compared to the older animals. Males seemed to display less complex and lower energy behaviors as compared to females, but this impression may be driven by the age or size of the animal. These results support existing evidence that killer whales are dynamic in their thinking and behavior.

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“…that was consistent with regular training. Trainers monitored animal performance to minimize frustration during the learning process (for more detail, see Dudzinski et al 2018 ).…”

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Case for Animal Spirituality—Part 2

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This is the second part of a two-part article presenting the theoretical and empirical case for nonhuman animal (hereafter, ‘animal’) spirituality. Part 1 discussed the relevance of evolutionary theory and species differences for understanding animals’ capacity to have spiritual experience, conceptual issues related to defining animal spirituality, and methodological considerations regarding analogical reasoning and animal-centered anthropomorphism as heuristic strategies in the study of animal spirituality. Issues related to the question of animal consciousness and the use of evolutionary panentheism as a philosophical/theological frame for theorizing about animal spirituality were discussed. Part 2 examines six biopsychosocial capabilities of animals that are building blocks of human spirituality—cognition, imagination, emotion, moral sense, personality, and value-life (Maslow’s phrase)—and proposes an ontic pluralism of animal spiritualities. Part 2 concludes with a discussion of the wide-ranging implications for human society of consciously accepting the possibility of animal spirituality and capacity to have spiritual experience.

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Defining Creativity and Confirming Understanding of the Concept in Dolphins: Research and Training Perspectives

Cited by 6 publications

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Killer whale innovation: teaching animals to use their creativity upon request

Killer whale innovation: teaching animals to use their creativity upon request

Self-handicapping in object play: how belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) make play difficult

Case for Animal Spirituality—Part 2

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