Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there’s little relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in genomics and paleoarcheology mean a lot more study may be on the horizon.
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When birds build nests, they’re also building a culture
Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.
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Crows can count out loud like human toddlers — when they aren’t cheating the test
A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.
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Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them
Forget names like “Dumbo”—wild elephants appear to have their own unique names that other elephants use while talking to them in low rumbles.
