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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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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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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Spinning apes
All species of great apes – humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans – engage in spinning. But they differ in the way they do it.
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Is it a hare or a rabbit?
Rabbits and hares are closely related and, in many aspects, similar, but they also differ in a number of ways. For example: hares have longer […]
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What do we know about nose-picking in the animal kingdom?
We are not the only animals picking our noses and eating our own mucus. 12 species of primates have been observed engaging in these activities.
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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 dogs cry from joy and do we care?
Dogs cry from joy and we care. Tear production may be one of the tools in dogs’ arsenal to bond with humans and elicit care.
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Want to improve your communication with horses? Use baby talk!
Horses are sensitive to baby talk. It makes them more relaxed and friendly while grooming and helps responding correctly to pointing gestures.
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