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animal intelligence
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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…
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…
Wasps use face-recognition brain cells to identify each other
A paper wasp hanging off a goldenrod bloom Shutterstock / Paul Reeves Photography Researchers have pinpointed the cluster…
Snakes show signs of self-recognition in a smell-based ‘mirror test’
A garter snake flicks its tongue to explore by smell Vince F/Alamy Some snakes seem to respond differently…
Dogs really do understand that words stand for objects
Dogs can learn the names of objects Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Dogs seem to understand that words represent specific objects, recordings…
Bumblebees show each other how to solve complex puzzles
Puzzles that bumblebees cannot solve on their own can be cracked with help from another bee, adding to…