Skip to content Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic “box-and-banana” problem. Despite having […]
Category: animal cognition
Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it
The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves. In hours of underwater video footage from […]
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
Sperm gets lost in space; raccoons solve puzzles; the physics of folding a crepe; and more. This year’s winner of […]
Rare gifted word-learner dogs like to share their toys
This time around, the group recruited 10 GWL dogs and 21 non-GWL dogs, all border collies, since this the most […]
Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party
Skip to content tea for two and two for tea “Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend […]
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 […]
Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated.
A tale of two species View from above of the apparatuses used for ring doves (A) and guppies (B). Credit: […]