animal cognition
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Convinced Your Dog Is a Genius? Scientists Want To Hear From You
If you’ve ever thought that your precious pup was a true genius, now you’ll have the chance to prove it. Researchers in the UK and Germany have launched a new citizen science project this week, hoping to find dogs that are extraordinarily good at human communication and object recognition.
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Why Scientists Should Use Magic to Study Animal Intelligence
Scientists should use magic tricks to better understand animal intelligence and perception, argue a team of researchers in a new paper. The idea makes sense, particularly when humans and animals can be fooled by the same illusion.
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Crafty Cockatoos Make Custom Tools To Reach Sweet, Sweet Nuts
Cockatoos have once again demonstrated that birds have surprisingly advanced tool-making abilities — particularly when delicious cashews are involved.
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The Secret History Of The Cat Who Authored A Physics Paper
Regrettably, none of us will get to be cats. Most of us will never write a published physics paper either, let alone a highly respected one. But somehow, in the 1970s, a phenomenal feline named Chester managed to do all of this under the tutelage of his human, physicist Jack H. Hetherington. He even had…