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Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why

About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back

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

Life

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

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Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

Society

Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

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To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals

Life

To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals

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Why hairy animals shake themselves dry

Mind

Why hairy animals shake themselves dry

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Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?

Technology

Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?

Comment

Male mice flee to female mice to de-escalate fights

Life

Male mice flee to female mice to de-escalate fights

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A day octopus hunting with a blue goatfish

Life

Octopuses and fish hunt as a team to catch more prey

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Some lizards can stay underwater for longer by blowing out and then rebreathing bubbles of air. This has been suspected since the behaviour was first observed, and now Lindsey Swierk at Binghamton University in New York has confirmed it.

Life

Air jacket helps 'scuba-diving' lizards stay underwater for longer

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Life

Is life better as a dog? A philosopher investigates

What is it like to be a dog? And what can we learn from them? Mark Rowlands's take, in his book The Happiness of Dogs, is full of insights, finds Abigail Beall

Culture

Life

Fish size themselves up in a mirror to decide if they can win a fight

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Life

Watch eels escape from the stomachs of fish after being swallowed

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Marmosets seem to call each other by name

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Mind

Is my frequent laughter damaging my credibility at work?

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