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Sperm whales may have their own ‘alphabet’
Sperm whales live in groups with complex culture and communication. Amanda Cotton Sperm whales have their own unique cultures, accents, and potentially a phonetic alphabet. A team from MIT’s Computer...
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These birds break the sex binary like it’s nothing
This special honeycreeper is one of many animals that display bilateral gynandromorphism, a trait where animals present both male and female characteristics even though their species usually have...
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Swarm of tiny snail robots stick together to form new structures
The small snail bots can work alone or in tandem. Chinese University of Hong Kong Researchers have built a swarm of miniature, snail-inspired robots, minus all the mucus. Instead, a retractable...
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Why these parrots sometimes kill each other’s chicks
A green-rumped parrotlet widow and her nestlings. The nestlings are likely not getting enough food because they are peering out and begging. Karl Berg Green-rumped parrotlets appear to have high...
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Expressive elephants use gestures and vocal cues to communicate
A male African elephant named Doma and a female named Kariba greet one another. Doma touches Kariba´s temporal gland while flapping his ears and Kariba holds her ears spread. Vesta Eleuteri...
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Devils Hole pupfish are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction
Devils Hole pupfish are endangered fish that live in one of the driest places on the planet. USFWS/O. Feuebacher A rare and ruthlessly resilient aquatic creature is continuing its come back....
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Chinese zoo dyes chow chows to look like ‘panda dogs’
A dog dyed black and white to mimic a panda cub at Cute Pet Games cafe in Chengdu in China's southwestern Sichuan province on October 23, 2019. STR/AFP via Getty Images Some “pandas” on display at...
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Bullet-fast mantis shrimp punches caught by super-speed cameras
These fierce crustaceans use their tails as shields to defend against the explosive punches of their rivals. Patrick Green With their impressive eyes, Herculean strength, and punches with the force of...
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Orangutans’ distinct yells decoded with help from AI
Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling mammals and are known for their vocal repertoire and social behavior. Deposit Photos While scientists may not have decoded the ABCs of sperm whales or what...
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Orcas only need one breath between dives
A southern resident killer whale preys on salmon in the Salish Sea near Seattle, Washington. Su Kim/NOAA Fisheries One of the planet’s most capable apex predators, orca whales can take on great white...
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Female sea otters use tools more than males
A southern sea otter uses a rock anvil to break open shells of prey. Monterey Bay Aquarium Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without...
View ArticleCrows can ‘count’ similarly to toddlers, according to new study
Before toddlers learn to master symbolic counting–where “one” stands for a single object and “two” indicates double that–they pass through a developmental stage of verbal tallying. In this phase,...
View ArticleCrows can ‘count’ similarly to toddlers, according to new study
Before toddlers learn to master symbolic counting–where “one” stands for a single object and “two” indicates double that–they pass through a developmental stage of verbal tallying. In this phase,...
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Female sea otters use tools more than males
Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry marine mammals are vital to California’s kelp...
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Orcas only need one breath between dives
One of the planet’s most capable apex predators, orca whales can take on great white sharks all by themselves, attack boats, and have tight matrilineal family bonds. Now, a new study combined tagging...
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Female sea otters use tools more than males
Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry marine mammals are vital to California’s kelp...
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Orcas only need one breath between dives
One of the planet’s most capable apex predators, orca whales can take on great white sharks all by themselves, attack boats, and have tight matrilineal family bonds. Now, a new study combined tagging...
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Giant 500-pound geese once honked around the Australian outback
Australia has always been a biodiversity hotspot, with some gnarly extinct megafauna in its natural history. Enormous, flightless ‘thunder birds’ or mihirungs once roamed the rugged Australian...
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Cuttlefish tentacles and origami inspired a new robotic claw
Unlike their octopus cousins, a cuttlefish’s 10 tentacles aren’t necessarily equally sized. While the small cephalopod possesses four same-length pairs, its other two appendages extend and contract as...
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Snake venom’s deadly secrets decoded with fake blood vessels
We know tha snake venom is highly toxic to humans, but to learn more about how it works, venom must be studied in a lab. To use fewer laboratory animals and research better treatments for snake bites,...
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