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Hannah Griebling

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PhD Candidate in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship, University of British Columbia

Les ratons laveurs sont des résolveurs de problèmes innovants, possédant un grand nombre de neurones concentrés dans un cerveau relativement petit et des pattes avant très habiles. (Unsplash/Joshua Cotten)

April 15, 2026

Le raton laveur et vos poubelles : un casse‑tête à résoudre pour cet animal ingénieux et astucieux

Hannah Griebling, University of British Columbia and Sarah Benson-Amram, University of British Columbia

Des chercheurs ont découvert que les ratons laveurs sont motivés à résoudre plusieurs énigmes, même sans récompense alimentaire.

Raccoons are innovative problem-solvers, with a large number of neurons packed into a fairly small brain and highly dextrous forepaws. (Unsplash/Joshua Cotten)

March 26, 2026

The raccoon raiding your garbage bin might just be solving a puzzle — for the fun of it

Hannah Griebling, University of British Columbia and Sarah Benson-Amram, University of British Columbia

Researchers have discovered raccoons to be intrinsically motivated to solve multiple puzzles, even without a food reward.

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