Help - animal behaviour / communication concept

[Kiltie]

A while ago, I read about a theory of animal behaviour where newly learned behaviours seem to proliferate.

The example used was sheep in Wales learning to roll over a cattle grid. Within a surprisingly short space of time, naughty sheep all over the country were doing it.

For the life of me, I can't remember of figure out what the theory was known as.

Can anyone help?

Cheers,

Eric

[DrTre]

Well there's genetic memory..?

[EnoontsurT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep

No such name for sheep rolling over grids they are just clever and sussed it out on how to get from A to B without broken legs.

http://animallamina.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/cattl...

[Catz]

Morphic resonance?

[Kiltie]

Catz said:

Morphic resonance?

Excellent!

Thanks so much. It was doing my head in.

Case closed.

Cheers,

Eric

[Hoofy]

That explains this: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[DrTre]

Catz said:

Morphic resonance?

I take it we can look forward to more talking felines from now on?

[Kiltie]

Hoofy said:

That explains this: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Kiltie]

This provides a summary which is a bit easier to digest.

Cheers,

Eric