What happens if a monitor lizard is trained differently than it was before?
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In a 2022 study in the Journal of Zoological And Botanical Gardens, monitor lizards were recognized for their keen problem-solving and quick learning abilities. But what really set them apart from other lizards was their capacity for “reversal learning,” which means they can be retrained differently after they’ve learned something.
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Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images
What happens if a monitor lizard is trained differently than it was before?
- It sticks to the old information
- It freezes in place
- It gets confused and attacks its trainer
- It unlearns the old information and absorbs the new
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