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.
Tag: Mammals
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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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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At the zoo
While for most people zoos are mainly a source of entertainment, they also serve an educational role. Here is what you can learn at the zoo.
Read moreDo bats know the speed of sound from birth or do they have to learn it?
Most bats use echolocation to orient themselves in space. This means that they produce high-frequency sounds and can judge the distance of obstacles that reflected […]
Read moreDid you know that dolphins know when they do not know?
When I was younger, I watched “Who wants to be a millionaire?” on TV sometimes. You probably know this program or one like it, in […]
Read moreDid you know that adoption also occurs in animals?
Adoption – that is, the exclusive care for someone else’s offspring (especially after the mother’s death) – occurs in many mammals, such as chimpanzees, dolphins, […]
Read moreDid you know that domestic cats… ?
This time I will give some information about the behavior of domestic cats that I think is interesting and less widely known. I’ll describe the […]
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