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Orcas are bringing humans gifts 鈥� what does it mean?

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they have theory of mind and engage in altruism 鈥� even across species

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Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp

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Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans

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Bonobos can tell when they know something you don’t

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A pigeon looks in the photographer's camera in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 17, 2016. / AFP / dpa / Frank Rumpenhorst / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read FRANK RUMPENHORST/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why

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ITALY. Venice. A tourist takes a picture while pigeons surround her. 2005.

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The amazing talents of pigeons 鈥� and why we should learn to love them

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How a unique puppy kindergarten lab put the science into dog training

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Wasps use face-recognition brain cells to identify each other

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Snakes show signs of self-recognition in a smell-based ‘mirror test’

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Dogs really do understand that words stand for objects

Pet dogs have different patterns of brain activity when they are shown an object that doesn鈥檛 match the word they hear, suggesting they have a mental representation of what words mean

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Bumblebees show each other how to solve complex puzzles

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Male cockatoos make customised drumsticks for their mating displays

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Zebrafish seem to be able to count when they are just four days old

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Bumblebees can teach each other how to open a puzzle box

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