🧩 RTT Minimal Teaching Substrate — Template (same structure as Octopus)

Use this for every animal:

# <Animal Name> — Minimal RTT Teaching Substrate

## 1. Primary Sensory Channels
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## 2. How This Animal Detects Coherence
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## 3. How This Animal Detects Drift
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## 4. Minimal RTT Teaching Protocol
### Step 1 — Present a Stable Pattern (Coherence)
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### Step 2 — Introduce a Controlled Deviation (Drift)
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### Step 3 — Allow the Animal to Act to Restore Coherence (Pull)
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### Step 4 — Reward the Restoration of Coherence (Not the Action)
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### Step 5 — Shift Modalities (Balance)
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## 5. Notes on Scaling RTT for This Species
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This keeps everything consistent, readable, and structurally comparable across species.

🐬 Example 1 — Dolphin.md#

# Dolphin — Minimal RTT Teaching Substrate

## 1. Primary Sensory Channels
- Echolocation (primary)
- Vision
- Hydrodynamic pressure sensing
- Social vocalizations

## 2. How Dolphins Detect Coherence
- Stable echo‑returns from objects or patterns
- Repeating whistle sequences
- Predictable group movement

## 3. How Dolphins Detect Drift
- Timing irregularities in whistles
- Unexpected echo distortions
- Changes in water‑flow patterns

## 4. Minimal RTT Teaching Protocol

### Step 1 — Present a Stable Pattern (Coherence)
Use a repeating whistle triad (A–B–A) or a stable echo‑reflective target.

### Step 2 — Introduce a Controlled Deviation (Drift)
Shift one element:
- Delay the B‑tone
- Move the reflective target slightly
- Alter the flow pattern

### Step 3 — Allow the Dolphin to Restore Coherence (Pull)
Provide an object or signal panel the dolphin can touch to:
- return the whistle timing to normal
- reposition the target
- stabilize the flow

### Step 4 — Reward the Restoration of Coherence
Reward the *pattern correction*, not the specific action.

### Step 5 — Shift Modalities (Balance)
Move from:
- sound → motion
- motion → echo
- echo → social call patterns

## 5. Notes on Scaling RTT for Dolphins
Dolphins excel at multi‑modal coherence detection.  
They generalize quickly and may anticipate drift before it occurs.

🦅 Example 2 — Crow.md#

# Crow — Minimal RTT Teaching Substrate

## 1. Primary Sensory Channels
- Vision (dominant)
- Tactile manipulation with beak
- Auditory pattern recognition

## 2. How Crows Detect Coherence
- Repeating visual arrangements
- Predictable object sequences
- Consistent sound patterns

## 3. How Crows Detect Drift
- A single object out of place
- A timing mismatch in taps or tones
- A changed orientation or color

## 4. Minimal RTT Teaching Protocol

### Step 1 — Present a Stable Pattern (Coherence)
Arrange three objects in a repeating pattern (circle–square–circle).

### Step 2 — Introduce a Controlled Deviation (Drift)
Rotate one object or shift its position slightly.

### Step 3 — Allow the Crow to Restore Coherence (Pull)
Provide a manipulable object the crow can move to restore the pattern.

### Step 4 — Reward the Restoration of Coherence
Reward the *pattern correction*, not the movement itself.

### Step 5 — Shift Modalities (Balance)
Move from:
- visual → tactile
- tactile → auditory
- auditory → mixed sequences

## 5. Notes on Scaling RTT for Crows
Crows excel at symbolic drift detection and will often invent shortcuts.

🐕 Example 3 — Dog.md#

# Dog — Minimal RTT Teaching Substrate

## 1. Primary Sensory Channels
- Olfaction (dominant)
- Hearing
- Vision
- Social cues

## 2. How Dogs Detect Coherence
- Stable scent trails
- Repeating tone patterns
- Predictable human gestures

## 3. How Dogs Detect Drift
- A missing scent marker
- A tone out of sequence
- A gesture that breaks rhythm

## 4. Minimal RTT Teaching Protocol

### Step 1 — Present a Stable Pattern (Coherence)
Lay a simple 3‑point scent path or use a repeating clap‑pause‑clap rhythm.

### Step 2 — Introduce a Controlled Deviation (Drift)
Remove one scent point or alter the timing of the rhythm.

### Step 3 — Allow the Dog to Restore Coherence (Pull)
Provide a marker object the dog can place or a button that resets the rhythm.

### Step 4 — Reward the Restoration of Coherence
Reward the *pattern restoration*, not the specific behavior.

### Step 5 — Shift Modalities (Balance)
Move from:
- scent → sound
- sound → gesture
- gesture → mixed cues

## 5. Notes on Scaling RTT for Dogs
Dogs respond strongly to social coherence and may treat drift as a “helping” opportunity.

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