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animal behaviour

Newly hatched spider siblings

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Young cupboard spiders sometimes turn cannibal and eat their siblings

Juveniles of a common household spider have been shown to eat their siblings in the lab, and they are probably doing it in our cupboards too

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Rats laugh at a pitch too high for humans to hear

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Rats have a 'laugh centre' in their brains that responds to tickling

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Llamas can learn by watching others

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Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it

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Free range pigs digging food in the dirt

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How do captive animals really feel, and can we make them happier?

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Octopus laqueus having a sleep

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Octopuses have a REM-like sleep state where they appear to dream

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Two chimpanzees on Ngamba Island, Uganda

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Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures

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Male harbour seals use complex vocalisations to try to attract females

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Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years before they need them

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A group of Bonobos

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Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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A desert ant (Cataglyphis fortis) on its nest mound

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Desert ants build landmarks to help them find their way home

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Octopuses may have nightmares about predators attacking them

An octopus in an aquarium has been filmed going from deep sleep to thrashing and releasing ink - an anti-predator response that suggests it was dreaming about being attacked

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Let science guide horse welfare, not misguided, overemotional protest

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When did animals like foxes first start living alongside people?

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Bison lick each other's wounds after a traumatic experience

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Demon catshark species identified thanks to weird mystery eggs

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