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·February 24, 2019·4 min read

Good Dog? Bad Dog? Their Personalities Can Change

Just as with humans, a dog's personality is likely to change over time, a new study reports.

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·October 29, 2018·2 min read

Chimpanzees React Faster to Cooperate than Make Selfish Choices

According to researchers, chimpanzees make prosocial choices more rapidly than making choices that only benefit themselves.

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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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·October 19, 2018·4 min read

Female Chimps Know Which Males Are More Likely to Kill Their Babies

A new study sheds light on infanticidal behavior in male chimps, and reveals females are highly sensitive to the relative risks posed to their offspring by different males.

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·October 16, 2018·6 min read

How Dogs Process Words

A new neuroimaging study reveals how dogs process words they have been taught to associate with objects. Findings suggest dogs have a rudimentary neural representation of meaning for words they have been taught.

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·October 1, 2018·2 min read

Dog Intelligence ‘Not Exceptional’

Researchers say people may be over estimating the cognitive abilities of dogs. A new study reveals dog intelligence is matched with that of other domestic animals, social hunters and carnivores.

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·August 6, 2018·3 min read

Male Birds Sing Less to Females on Antidepressants

A new study reports male songbirds sing less to females during courtship if they have been exposed to low levels of SSRI antidepressants.

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·August 6, 2018·5 min read

Sequenced Fox Genome Hints at Genetic Basis of Behavior

A new study sheds light on the genetic basis of fox behaviors and, researchers say, the findings could have implications for human behavior. The study reports the SorCS1 gene contributes to social behaviors in foxes.

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·August 1, 2018·4 min read

Birds Categorize Colors Just Like Humans Do

Researchers report zebra finches partition the range of hues from orange to red into two discrete categories, just like humans do.

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·July 30, 2018·3 min read

Great Tit Birds Have as Much Impulse Control as Chimps

Researchers report the great tit, a common European songbird, has similar impulse control to that of larger, more cognitively advanced animals.

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·July 11, 2018·3 min read

Snorts Indicate Positive Emotions in Horses

Researchers report horses tend to snort more when they are in positive emotional situations. The findings suggest snorts are reliable indicators of positive emotions in horses.

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·July 6, 2018·3 min read

Chimpanzee Personality Traits Linked to Their Brain Structure

Researchers report personality traits in chimpanzees are correlated to the size of their hippocampus. The study reports greater hippocampal volume is linked to an increase in alpha behavior and decreased self regulatory function.