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Cats can mentally map their owner’s location from voice alone
In tests with hidden loudspeakers, cats show signs of being surprised when their owner’s voice seemed to quickly “teleport” from…
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Chimpanzees dislike the smell of death like we do
Some chimpanzees will carry around an infant that did not survive, which made researchers wonder if they are as sensitive…
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Asian honeybees scream in alarm when giant hornets attack the hive
Asian honeybees produce what has been described as a disturbing scream-like sound when their hive is attacked by giant hornets…
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Penis worms had hermit crab-like defence system 530 million years ago
More than half a billion years ago, tiny penis worms had learned to protect themselves by grabbing and living inside…
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Do you speak elephant? With this new dictionary you will
An ambitious directory of elephant behaviours and vocalisations offers amazing insights into their minds and culture – and could help…
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Birds in Patagonia have a surprising taste for truffles
Truffles, the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, rely on mammals to eat them and spread their spores – and in…
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Dinosaurs lived in herds 40 million years earlier than we thought
By Chen Ly Artistic reconstruction of a nest of Mussaurus patagonicus Jorge Gonzalez Dinosaurs were living together in herds earlier…
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Gifted dogs can learn 12 words in a week and remember them for months
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A Border collie – although not one of the six gifted dogs in the study Elayne Massaini/Getty…
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Watch cuttlefish migrate together in a defensive line with a lookout
By Richard Kemeny The cuttlefish has a reputation for being a rather solitary cephalopod. But new footage reveals that groups…
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Wild cockatoos make utensils out of tree branches to open fruit pits
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Some wild cockatoos whittle tree branches into utensils that they use to open and dig into the…
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Female octopuses throw things at males that are harassing them
By Michael Le Page The common Sydney octopus (Octopus tetricus) Nature Picture Library / Alamy An analysis of footage of…
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Birds get angry when their favourite snacks are swapped in magic trick
By Sam Wong Jays react angrily when shown a cup-and-balls-style magic trick in which their favourite snack is swapped for…
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