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On 6/5/2025 11:54 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
> In article<6ud34kde5lu015vj0j6b9vl37fju2g54ic@4ax.com>,
> Paul S Person<psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>> Urban ecology is fascinating, in some ways. The dinosaur-descendants
>> are also interesting, even the tiny ones.
> At work, I encountered a squirrel trying to activate a self-opening
> door. No luck, but the fact it tried at all means it's either smart
> enough to have deduced from watching humans that that button would
> open that door, or there's a door somewhere on campus where that
> trick works.

Videos online that show animals who have learned how to use the door 
entering convenience stores and stealing food. Also a stray dog that 
watched people handing over pieces of paper at a food stand and getting 
food so it picked up a leaf, went up to the counter and dropped. It was 
rewarded with a bite so now does it daily.