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Tag: animal cognition
Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds
Skip to content Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic “box-and-banana” problem. Despite having […]
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: […]