Rats have more heart than you might think. When one is drowning, another will put out a helping paw to rescue its mate. This is especially true for rats that previously had a watery near-death experience, says Nobuya Sato ...
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May 12, 2015
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Spider monkeys aren't the hook-handed primates scientists always believed they were.
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Mar 16, 2015
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New research has for the first time provided evidence that reptiles could be capable of social learning through imitation.
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2014
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Magpies are not attracted to shiny objects and don't routinely steal small trinkets such as jewellery, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2014
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Chimpanzees are copycats and, in the process, they form new traditions that are often particular to only one specific group of these primates. Such are the findings of an international group of scientists, who waded through ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2014
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Do you still believe that fish are dumb and cannot feel pain? That we do not have to worry much about how they are cared for or caught? Think again, says Culum Brown of Macquarie University in Australia, in a review article ...
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Jun 17, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Chimpanzees may throw tantrums like toddlers, but their total brain size suggests they have more self-control than, say, a gerbil or fox squirrel, according to a new study of 36 species of mammals and birds ...
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Apr 21, 2014
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Hungry dogs would be expected to choose alternatives leading to more food rather than less food. But just as with humans and monkeys, they sometimes show a "less is more" effect. Thus conclude Kristina Pattison and Thomas ...
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Mar 19, 2014
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They may have tiny brains, but bumblebees are capable of some remarkable learning feats, especially when they might get a tasty reward, according to two studies by University of Guelph researchers.
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2014
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A study into whether grey parrots understand the notion of sharing suggests that they can learn the benefits of reciprocity.
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Feb 26, 2014
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