Mapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture Database
Abstract Socially transmitted behaviors are widespread across the animal kingdom, yet there is a lack of comprehensive datasets documenting their distribution and ecological significance. Knowledge of animal behavioral traditions could be essential for understanding many species’ responses to anthro...
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| author | Kiran Basava Md Nafis Ul Alam Liam Roberts Kristen Martinet Paige Cherry Héctor García-Verdugo Cristian Román-Palacios |
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| description | Abstract Socially transmitted behaviors are widespread across the animal kingdom, yet there is a lack of comprehensive datasets documenting their distribution and ecological significance. Knowledge of animal behavioral traditions could be essential for understanding many species’ responses to anthropogenic disturbances and further enhancing conservation efforts. Here, we introduce the first open-access database that synthesizes data on animal cultural behaviors and traditions. The Animal Culture Database (ACDB) contains descriptions of 128 behaviors including forms of vocal communication, migration, predator defense, foraging practices, habitat alteration, play, mating displays, and other social behaviors for an initial sample of 61 species. In addition to offering an open-access resource for researchers, educators, and conservationists, the ACDB represents a step toward recognizing the role of social learning in animal populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bdd28ef69c1249539bca37811b9395492025-08-20T02:36:50ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-06-0112111110.1038/s41597-025-05315-yMapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture DatabaseKiran Basava0Md Nafis Ul Alam1Liam Roberts2Kristen Martinet3Paige Cherry4Héctor García-Verdugo5Cristian Román-Palacios6College of Information Science, University of ArizonaArizona Genomics Institute, School of Plant Sciences, University of ArizonaEntomology & Insect Science, University of ArizonaCollege of Information Science, University of ArizonaCollege of Information Science, University of ArizonaCollege of Information Science, University of ArizonaCollege of Information Science, University of ArizonaAbstract Socially transmitted behaviors are widespread across the animal kingdom, yet there is a lack of comprehensive datasets documenting their distribution and ecological significance. Knowledge of animal behavioral traditions could be essential for understanding many species’ responses to anthropogenic disturbances and further enhancing conservation efforts. Here, we introduce the first open-access database that synthesizes data on animal cultural behaviors and traditions. The Animal Culture Database (ACDB) contains descriptions of 128 behaviors including forms of vocal communication, migration, predator defense, foraging practices, habitat alteration, play, mating displays, and other social behaviors for an initial sample of 61 species. In addition to offering an open-access resource for researchers, educators, and conservationists, the ACDB represents a step toward recognizing the role of social learning in animal populations.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05315-y |
| spellingShingle | Kiran Basava Md Nafis Ul Alam Liam Roberts Kristen Martinet Paige Cherry Héctor García-Verdugo Cristian Román-Palacios Mapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture Database Scientific Data |
| title | Mapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture Database |
| title_full | Mapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture Database |
| title_fullStr | Mapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture Database |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture Database |
| title_short | Mapping nonhuman cultures with the Animal Culture Database |
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