Raccoons have been getting into my garbage and making a mess. A person at the hardware store tells me of a chemical that I can spray on my garbage. The chemical makes the raccoons sick soon after eating my garbage and that makes them avoid my garbage cans. This is an example of:

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Conditioned taste aversions occur when an animal associates the taste of a certain food with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance, leading them to avoid that food in the future. In this case, the chemical makes the raccoons sick, causing them to avoid the garbage.

Raccoons Have Been Getting into My Garbage and Making a Mess