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Category: animal behavior
Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow
Skip to content Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition Far Side fans might recall […]
These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words
Next, the entire experiment was repeated with one key variation: This time, during the training protocol, rather than addressing the […]
Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves
Illustration of the 10 most common recorded dance movements. Credit: Lubke et al., 2025, PLOS One/CC-BY 4.0 They also analyzed […]
Incredible shrinking clownfish beats the heat
Let’s get small The team observed 67 breeding pairs of wild clownfish—briefly caught and photographed for distinctive markings and measured […]
Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts
Skip to content Most Metal Caterpillar Ever The caterpillars even tailor the body parts, nibbling away at excess material to […]
Are these chimps having a fruity booze-up in the wild?
Is there anything more human than gathering in groups to share food and partake in a fermented beverage or two […]
Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds
Skip to content Voice breaks in Latin American monkey calls resemble human yodeling, but over a much wider frequency range. […]
Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey
Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new paper published in the journal […]
Parrots struggle when told to do something other than mimic their peers
There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly […]