Losing a beloved pet is very painful for us and there were many studies of grief after the death of an animal companion in humans. […]
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Illusory hole – perception of three-dimensionality in dogs
Recently researchers decided to study the perception of three-dimensionality in dogs by testing whether they will be fooled by a photo of a hole.
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Ants farming aphids
While many people know that ants defend aphids and aphids provide food for the ants, there is more to this relationship than meets the eye.
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Do cats use secret language when talking to their owner?
Cats communicate with each other mainly using their senses of smell and sight and only rarely using sounds. Humans on the other hand are a […]
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A guilty look doesn’t mean a dog’s guilty
“Look at him. He knows that he misbehaved and now he feels guilty.” Many dog owners think that they can recognise whether their pet disobeyed […]
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Crows and statistics
Is option A good if the chance of success is 50%? Well, that depends on the success chance of option B. Is it 20% or […]
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Bait, shields and wedding gifts – object use in insects
I wrote before about bumblebees rolling balls to get a reward or just for fun. This shows that in laboratory conditions insects can learn to use human-made objects. But what do we know about how insects use objects in nature?
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Brainless jellyfish learn to avoid obstacles
For a long time, scientists believed that the brain is necessary to learn how to behave to obtain something nice or avoid unpleasant consequences. But now brainless box jellyfish prove them wrong.
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Do horses understand our intentions?
Imagine you are at a dinner party. You would like to add some salt to your dish but the shaker is out of reach. You […]
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Honeybees learn from others how to dance well
Not only do honeybees learn from each other where to find food, but they also need to learn from others the nitty-gritty details of their waggle dance language.
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