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animal intelligence

A Black Howler monkey

Life

Howler monkeys navigate using adaptable mental maps, just like humans

Black howler monkeys move through their environment using mental maps that the primates modify and adapt as the landscape changes – a skill previously seen only in humans

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mud ring made by dolphin

Life

Dolphins spotted trapping fish in mud rings in the Caribbean

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After Yang review: A delightful movie about robots teaching humans

Humans

After Yang review: A delightful movie about robots teaching humans

Culture

Cockatoo opens bin

Video

Cockatoos are figuring out how to open bins by copying each other

Video

fossil skeleton

Life

Waves of animals died at an ancient Spanish lake and now we know why

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Why invertebrates should be included in animal welfare protections

Life

Why invertebrates should be included in animal welfare protections

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sailfin tetra

Life

Some male fish let rivals woo females and then hijack their courtship

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Essential oils help to stop invasive beetles from eating palm trees

Life

Essential oils help to stop invasive beetles from eating palm trees

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Cockatoos opening bins

Life

Cockatoos are figuring out how to open bins by copying each other

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grizzly bears

Life

Male and female mammals kill their own species for different reasons

Adult mammals have the capacity to kill other members of their own species, but males generally seem to kill to reduce competition while females kill to protect their young

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Life

Dogs will ignore you if they know you are lying, unlike young children

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Technology

Can a robot ever be conscious and how would we know if it were?

Features

Life

What is consciousness like for other animals and when did it evolve?

Features

Life

Female vampire bats groom each other and share their food

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