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Medieval manuscripts may have described “new” whale feeding trick centuries ago

March 1, 2023 Future News Team

Enlarge / A digital reconstruction of a humpback whale engaged in trap feeding. John...

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How to tell if your cats are playing or fighting—and whether it’s a problem

January 31, 2023 Future News Team

Enlarge / Kittens engage more frequently in reciprocal wrestling (“play-fighting”) compared to adult cats,...

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Bird study links spatial thinking with not getting eaten

January 27, 2023 Future News Team

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Bees like to roll little wooden balls as a form of play, study finds

December 29, 2022 Future News Team

Enlarge / This bee seems to having a grand old time rolling this colored...

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Take that! Octopuses caught on camera vigorously throwing debris at each other

November 10, 2022 Future News Team

reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story A female octopus throws...

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Bear hibernation: More than a winter’s nap

May 30, 2022 Future News Team

Enlarge / A brown bear with two cubs looks out of its den in...

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These male spiders adopted an unusual strategy to survive sexual cannibalism

April 25, 2022 Future News Team

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Scientists taught a cockatoo named Figaro to combine tools and “golf” for reward

February 9, 2022 Future News Team

reader comments 15 with 14 posters participating Share this story Figaro the cockatoo displays...

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Watch this mama chimp treat her son’s open wound by applying insect “poultice”

February 7, 2022 Future News Team

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Attempt to compare different types of intelligence falls a bit short

December 31, 2021 Future News Team

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