3. Looking for information
• We looked for information mainly in internet
and in videos of YouTube. That gave us good
ideas to perform an experiment.
http://www.outube.com/watch?v=uT6frsNMy
4. Hypothesis
• Gerbils have a certain level of
intelligence and we think that
they can memorize easy tasks
5. To know if our hypothesis was
correct we create an Experiment:
To build a labyrinth was needed
7. We wanted to know if these
animals had the capacity to learn
and memorize the correct path to
leave the labyrinth or simply they
tried to escape using their instinct.
8. Planning & Procedures
• To discover what method guides them , we
have made a labyrinth whereby they have to
follow the right path in order to find the
exit.
• First, we put some food on the path.
• Afterwards , we repeat the same experiment
removing the food progressively.
9. Planning & Procedures
Next, this time we repeat the
process without food.
Finally, we used coloured stickers
to identify if that was of any use
for the gerbils to find the way out.
10. Analyze the Data
• We tried to prove this by using a video
recording. This can be seen in the following
video clip.
11. CONCLUSIONS
• After recording this video we have come to
the conclusion that although gerbils are
guided primarily by the stimulus of food, they
have some ability to learn things, but closely
linked to get a reward.
• The time they spent to find the way out was
shorter at the end of the process. Here they
showed their intelligence.
12. • Another thing that we noticed is the
indifference towards colors, which also
explains that they haven't any reaction to
colors. This may result into thinking that they
see only in black and white.
13. In addition, they can also
learn tricks that improve
their intelligence
stimulating them.
