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 […]
Read moreCrows 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 […]
Read moreBait, 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?
Read moreBrainless 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.
Read moreDo 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 […]
Read moreHoneybees 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.
Read moreLizards fall for fake news
Not only humans sometimes “listen to” others even though they should know better. Research showed that some Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus) copy the decisions […]
Read moreSpinning apes
All species of great apes – humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans – engage in spinning. But they differ in the way they do it.
Read moreDid you know that parrots enjoy video-calling?
“Hi! Come here! Hello!” Though this might seem a bit of a rude way to start a conversation to us, this opener to a video […]
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