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Learning animals to save them from extinction


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Northern quolls in the North Australia are learned to not eat toad by using specially prepared sausages causing vomit.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/sep/10/cane-toad-sausages-on-menu-in-attempt-to-save-kimberleys-northern-quolls

Once they learn toads are not eatable, they spread this knowledge to their offspring.

Such learning what is eatable, what is not eatable, or to avoid predators like cats or dogs, could be adopted to save other moribund wild species.

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