Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
@zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social
An international Zoological journal covering systematic & evolutionary research from species both alive and extinct 🐆🦋🪲🦇🦕
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Homepage: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean
Blog: https://www.linnean.org/news/categories/the-paper-trail
A digital cast of its frontal cortex found it to be much less developed than that of modern wolves & wild dogs, highly social species. As this portion of the brain plays a crucial role in expressing complex social behaviours & relationships, Eucyon was likely an opportunistic, solo hunter! 🧪 (4/5)
April 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A digital cast of its frontal cortex found it to be much less developed than that of modern wolves & wild dogs, highly social species. As this portion of the brain plays a crucial role in expressing complex social behaviours & relationships, Eucyon was likely an opportunistic, solo hunter! 🧪 (4/5)