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animal behaviour

H7YMEG Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) roosting and calling, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island,

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Bats can remember sounds they haven't heard for more than 4 years

Animals known to be highly intelligent, such as ravens and chimpanzees, have good long-term memory – and now it seems that some bats do too

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zebra mbuna fish

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Stingrays and zebra mbuna fish know how to add and subtract

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Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight, Mexico

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Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

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MC8MNB This view shows some of the suckers on this eight armed cephalopod. Day octopus, Octopus cyanea, Hawaii.

Life

Octopus brains may have become complex the same way human brains did

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Sorry Darwin, but it turns out promiscuity benefits females too

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Sorry Darwin, but it turns out promiscuity benefits females too

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Child breaking an egg into a bowl, accidentally making a mess in the process. Space for copy.

Humans

Make mistakes on purpose – it can dramatically boost your performance

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Humans

The Parrot in the Mirror review: Why humans evolved to be like birds

Culture

How a rodent’s fear of cats shapes rainforests in Panama

Life

How a rodent’s fear of cats shapes rainforests in Panama

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pics of mother/infant bonobos supplied by the study authors

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Adjusting to a new sibling is highly stressful for bonobo infants

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Suckling piglets

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Female mammals that suckle another’s young have more offspring

An analysis of 1800 mammalian species shows that those in which females suckle not just their young but those of other females in the social group have larger litters

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Life

Guppy fish can see optical illusions - but not in the same way we do

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Rats can track the passage of time and judge their accuracy

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Life

Orangutans can learn how to use stone tools as hammers and knives

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Australian raspy cricket has the strongest bite of 650 insect species

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