Crows can recognise and ascribe numerical meaning to symbols, a new study shows, suggesting that the unusually intelligent birds may be able to “read” numbers and simple icons. Crows are known for their…
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Female dolphins who have successful relatives and “friends” are much better at producing calves, according to researchers…
Chimpanzees have shown significant signs of prosocial behaviour. The new finding is in contrast with previous thought that…
A new hierarchy has been discovered among colonies of ants. It was previously assumed that all ants in a colony were of equivalent…
The recent death of four year-old, Ayen Chol from a pit bull attack has again prompted calls to ban the breed. But instead of focusing on a particular breed, or responding to single events as they occur…
Researchers have used rats in a study to discover stress and resilience can be inherited. Rats were used in the study because…
Badgers are a protected species in Wisconsin and yet very little is actually known about them. To combat this, researchers…
Scientists have discovered the largest surviving population of the critically endangered white-cheeked crested gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), counting around 455 individuals in a Vietnamese national park…
Wild parrots name their chicks by teaching them an individual sound to identify them, researchers have found. Humans and dolphins create unique sounds by which individuals are identified and there was…
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