50 years ago, the U.S. Navy enlisted sea lions and other marine mammals

Excerpt from the December 22, 1973 issue of Science News Spike the California sea lion, a member of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, is trained to play a video game — part of research into cognitive enrichment for animals in the program. ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/110223_mt_50ya-seal_feat.jpg?fit=680%2C383&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/110223_mt_50ya-seal_feat.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1″>

Spike the California sea lion, a member of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, is trained to play a video game — part of research into cognitive enrichment for animals in the program.

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