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Crows Are Smart, But Are They Smart Enough to Fall in Love?
Whether crows are bringing a little girl gifts, putting some English majors to shame, or learning to remember faces, the birds just continue to amaze us with their intelligence. Many studies and stories compare their smarts to those of human children. But judging intelligence can be a difficult proposition with humans, let alone birds... By Eric Grundhauser.
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Debate over chimpanzee ‘accent’ study
A debate is unfolding about the finding, published in February, that chimpanzees can adapt their grunts to communicate with new neighbours.
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Whales synchronize their songs across oceans, and there’s sheet music to prove it
Visualizing the structure of whale music reveals more similarities to human music than you might expect. By David Rothenberg.
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Squirrels Take Up Bird Alarms To Foil The Enemy
It can take more than just a keen ear to figure out what animals are saying. Sometimes, scientists are learning, you have to talk back to map the rich networks of conversation in a forest.
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Why Are Dogs So Insanely Happy to See Us When We Get Home?
Unlike a certain companion animal that will go unnamed, dogs lose their minds when reunited with their owners. But it’s not immediately obvious why our canine companions should grant us such an over-the-top greeting—especially considering the power imbalance that exists between the two species. We spoke to the experts to find out why. By George Dvorsky.
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Dolphin Intelligence
When one of Earth's smartest creatures vocalizes, it fuels a heated debate among scientists: Are dolphins actually speaking a complex language?
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