20 golden hamsters were tested for capture of locusts in several different cage conditions which included their own familiar home cage, a neutral cage, a hamster-soiled cage and a locust-soiled cage. Ss showed a significantly greater latency to capture when taken from their own home cage and tested in a neutral cage, however, latencies decreased with repeated testing. Further, Ss showed a relatively high latency to capture when tested in the locust-soiled cage. This later finding was explained in terms of prey camouflage.
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