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·July 12, 2021·6 min read

You Can Snuggle Wolf Pups All You Want, They Still Won’t ‘Get’ You Quite Like Your Dog

After 14,000 years of domestication, dogs have an edge in both cognition and people-reading skills over wolves.

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·October 22, 2018·3 min read

Asian Elephants Could Be the Math Kings of the Jungle

Researchers report Asian elephants appear to possess numerical abilities similar to humans.

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·June 21, 2018·3 min read

How do Horses Read Human Emotional Cues?

Whether a person is familiar to the animal or not, horses integrate human facial expressions and vocal tones to perceive human emotion, a new study reports.

a monkey drinking from a soda can on a person's roof

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·June 18, 2018·4 min read

Are Smarter Animals Bigger Troublemakers?

Researchers examined the role of animal cognition in different types of human-wildlife conflict. The study reveals some animals may take more risks if they habituate urban surroundings.

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·June 8, 2018·2 min read

Bees and the Thought of Naught

Researchers reveal bees are able to grasp complex numerical concepts, such as the value of zero.

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·February 27, 2016·4 min read

Mom and Baby Communication in Chimpanzees

A new study looks at how mother and infant chimpanzees communicate with each other.

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·February 2, 2016·5 min read

Out of Sight Not Always Out of Mind, Especially for Ravens

Researchers report ravens share some human ability to think abstractly about other ravens, and adapt their behavior by attributing their own perceptions to others.