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animal behavior

A southern sea otter preys on a marine animal.

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

Categories Life & Non-humans

A very smart dog, doing calculus

Study Reveals Dogs Can Imitate Human Actions from Video Projections

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

Bumble bee

Rising Temperatures Threaten Bumblebee Populations Worldwide

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

baby chick

Male Chicks Play More Than Females, Hinting at Evolutionary Benefits of Play

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

Aerodynamic Interactions Reveal Secret to Birds' Synchronized Flight

Aerodynamic Interactions Reveal Secret to Birds’ Synchronized Flight

Categories Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics

a goat in business casual office clothing uses an old fashioned calculator with white printer paper unfurling out of it, to calculate his taxes

Rats Can Count: Hong Kong Scientists Uncover Numerical Ability in Rodents

Categories Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics

Vocal muscle activity of birds during sleep can be translated into synthetic songs.

Dreams of Songbirds Offer Breakthrough in Understanding Animal Consciousness

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

New project explores warfare in animal societies

New project explores warfare in animal societies

Categories Life & Non-humans

A dwarf species of rock-wallaby, the nabarlek. Image: Ian Morris Small Aussie mammal's bite 'packs a punch'

Tiny Wallabies Pack a Powerful Bite

Categories Life & Non-humans

Polite bird

Polite Japanese bird signals “after you!” to others

Categories Life & Non-humans

It’s no surprise that dogs can learn to understand and respond to human words. Your dog can learn to sit when you say “sit” and come when called. But a new study has made the surprising discovery by recording brain activity that dogs generally also know that certain words “stand for” certain objects. When they hear those words, they activate a matching mental representation in their minds. The findings are reported in Current Biology on March 22, 2024.

Your dog understands that some words ‘stand for’ objects, new study shows

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

screenshot of youtube video of playful apes

WATCH: Great ape children poke and run from adults, like humans

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

A new study explored how Cirl buntings relocated as part of conservation programmes can successfully learn the song repertoires they need to communicate – and ultimately survive – in the wild

Relocated songbirds can successfully learn the diversity of song they need to survive

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

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