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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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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Individual foraging styles, whiskers and risk of extinction – a story of Galapagos sea lions
Individual Galapagos sea lions differ in their foraging styles that affect their whisker lenght and sensitivity to water temperature changes.
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Orangutan mothers and children use gestures to communicate with each other
Do you use your hands when you speak? I definitely do that, but even if you don’t, you do sometimes use gestures to communicate – […]
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Will your cat realise it if you teleport?
The answer is most likely “yes”. But you can’t be sure without checking for yourself. If you’re wondering how to do so without a teleportation […]
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Social and family life of wild rabbits
Have you ever wondered how wild rabbits live?
I my opinion their lives are more interesting than the ones of their domesticated descendants.
Here is a little insight into it.
Naked mole-rats: unusual animals that could help us
Naked mole-rats might not be pretty but they are very interesting. They live underground in large colonies whose social structure resembles ant nests. In addition, […]
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Do chimpanzees use insects to treat their wounds?
It’s a quiet morning in the Gabonese rainforest. Only crickets are chirping and sometimes a bird calls. Suzee, her infant daughter, Sassandra, and an adolescent […]
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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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