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Did you know that birds also make and use tool sets?

16 January 202221 December 2022 kozielska_reid 2 comments

Recently, for the first time, scientists reported the manufacture and use of tool sets in non-primates: birds – Goffin’s cockatoos.

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The hidden depths of carp

25 December 202125 December 2021 kozielska_reid 2 comments

It’s Christmas. In Poland, where I come from, the biggest celebration is the Christmas Eve dinner. Many families eat the same traditional dishes every year, […]

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Do sharks see optical illusions?

11 December 20211 October 2024 kozielska_reid No Comments

I really like optical illusions: interesting effects such as parallel straight lines looking like curves, or the identical lines looking longer or shorter depending on […]

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Did you know that opening waste bins is a cultural trait in cockatoos?

3 November 202128 August 2023 kozielska_reid No Comments

I’ve written before about animal culture. I’ve also written about animals’ adaptation to urban life. This time I write about both: animal culture that is an adaptation to urban life.

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Did you know that jays fall for magic tricks and don’t always like it?

5 September 202117 October 2021 kozielska_reid 1 comment

Scientists studied how Eurasian jays react to magic tricks and unfulfilled expectations to understand their cognitive processes and perception of the world.

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Did you know that cuttlefish show self-control?

15 August 202121 December 2021 kozielska_reid No Comments

For a long time, people though that only humans have self-control, but this is definitely not the case; instead, it seems to be widely spread in the animal kingdom.