Losing a beloved pet is very painful for us, and there have been many studies of grief after the death of an animal companion in […]
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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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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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Did 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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Monitor lizards – primates of the lizard world
Monitor lizards are considered to be the most intelligent lizards. They can solve puzzles, and have good memory and navigation skills. On top of that, they sometimes play.
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Talking animals
When I was young, I believed that animals can talk like humans at midnight on Christmas Eve. Back then I couldn’t verify this Polish folk […]
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Monkeys know the value of stolen goods
Long-tailed macaques at the Uluwatu Temple in Bali (Indonesia) are skilled robbers. But luckily, the monkeys are willing to return the stolen goods… if you pay them enough.
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Wasps can recognise individual faces of other wasps and humans
Some wasps are really good at recognising each other’s faces and, like humans, process faces in a holistic way. Wasps can also learn to recognise individual human faces.
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