Evolutionary Advantage of ADHD in Foraging Context

Today, you’ll learn about how ADHD might have actually helped our ancient ancestors thrive, the way pollution makes it hard for nighttime pollinators to stop and smell the flowers, and a new study that suggests lions, tigers, and other big cats can tell who’s talking to them.  

ADHD Foraging 

• “Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging.” by David Barack. 2024.  
• “What is ADHD?” NIH. n.d.  
• “Foraging theory upscaled: the behavioural ecology of herbivore movement.” by N. Owen-Smith, et al. 2010.  

Pollution & Pollinators 

• “At night, pollution keeps pollinating insects from smelling the flowers.” by Elizabeth Pennisi. 2024.  
• “Here’s how insects help keep ecosystems in balance.” WWF. 2023.  
• “Nitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol.” by Nga Lee Ng, et al. 2017.  

Big Cats Listen 

• “Big cats can tell apart known and unknown human voices, study finds.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.  
• “Lions are the Brainiest of the Big Cats.” by Jason G. Goldman. 2016.  
• “Catcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers.” by Taylor Crews, et al. 2024.  

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