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Domestic chickens were analyzed in different scenarios which evoked varied emotions and found to display facial redness (blushing) and facial feather fluffing. Happy, relaxed birds showed preening behaviors and facial feather fluffing. Happy, excited birds displayed slight blushing, while in fearfully excited birds, strong facial blushing was observed.

Hens blush when they are scared or excited

Peacock butterfly

Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact

Sad dog with puppy eyes

Smell of human stress affects dogs’ emotions leading them to make more pessimistic choices

The three fur tag designs

Breakthrough wildlife tracking technology adheres to fur

For many owners, caring for a puppy causes worry, fear and frustration, and forming an attachment to their dog can be difficult. However, the negative emotional content of memories of the puppyhood period does 'fade' over time.

A dog’s puppyhood can cause ‘puppy blues’ reminiscent of baby blues

beaver building a dam

New research shows why you don’t need to be perfect to get the job done

Chimp resting

Chimpanzees Self-Medicate with Forest Plants, Study Reveals

N. savoryi

Fish Parents Use Physical Punishment to Get Kids to Help

A sandhopper found around 30cm beneath the beach surface at Portwrinkle, Cornwall (UK). The creature had elevated its magnesium levels to enter a torpid state meaning it could survive the cold winter months

Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?

An elephant family comforts their calf during an afternoon nap under a tree in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. Credit: George Wittemyer

Elephants Address Each Other by Name, Study Finds

Vapourer moth caterpillar being measured with the laser Doppler vibrometer

Caterpillars can detect their predators by the static electricity they emit

Probiscus monkey family

Proboscis Monkeys’ Large Noses Attract the Ladies

A southern sea otter preys on a marine animal.

Otters, especially females, use tools to survive a changing world

A very smart dog, doing calculus

Study Reveals Dogs Can Imitate Human Actions from Video Projections

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