Spontaneous Tool-Use: An Observation of a Dingo (Canis dingo) Using a Table to Access an Out-of-Reach Food Reward

Opportunities to observe non-human animals exhibiting naturalistic ‘high-order’ behaviour are rare. Examples featuring canids, although often anecdotal and involving captive animals are potentially valuable, as they may provide an opportunity to examine complex problem-solving behaviour not easily observed in free-ranging settings. This paper describes observations of two captive male dingoes (Canis dingo), representing possible examples […]