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animal cognition
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Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why
Pigeons have a lot more going on that you might assume I had always felt ambivalent towards pigeons.…
The amazing talents of pigeons – and why we should learn to love them
“Hello again!” Pigeons can remember individual human faces Martin Parr/Magnum Photos I was walking in the park with…
She’s obsessed with chicken! The tests revealing my dog’s inner life
“Chicken. Chicken. Chicken.” I’m woken by the sound of my own voice looping madly. My sleep-addled mind can’t…
How a unique puppy kindergarten lab put the science into dog training
“Oreo was my best friend growing up,” says Brian Hare. If Hare wanted to hone his baseball pitching…
Fish size themselves up in a mirror to decide if they can win a fight
A bluestreak cleaner wrasse checking itself out in the mirror Osaka Metropolitan University Before deciding whether or not…
Ants learn faster on caffeine
Ants that drink a caffeinated solution can locate sweet rewards faster than un-caffeinated ants, suggesting the drug boosts…