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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Man in pink or man in green? – on fruit flies following trends
Would you like to find out whether female fruit flies follow trends and choose mates that are similar to those most popular among other females? If so, read on.
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Did you know that naked mole-rats have dialects?
Naked mole-rats never cease to amaze. Recently scientists discovered that separate colonies have their own dialects and that naked mole-rats show considerable vocal flexibility and learning.
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Do bat mothers teach their pups navigation?
Egyptian fruit-bat mothers go out of their way to help their young acquire the skill of navigation. It is one of few known (so far) examples of teaching in animals.
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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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HOW and WHY to potty-train a cow?
Some years ago, I went with my students to a dairy farm. When we entered the building in which the cows were kept at that […]
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Animals learning tricks
In this anniversary post, instead of going more in-depth into one specific case, I decided to show you some examples of what animals can learn – how flexible animal learning (and cognition) can be.
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The hidden depths of carp
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?
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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