Intelligence is not something unique to humans—it appears in remarkable ways across the animal kingdom. From problem-solving and tool use to communication and social cooperation, many species display ...

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For centuries, humans assumed that intelligence was something that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. But new research is rewriting that story. Animal intelligence is proving to be far ...

Precocial animals, the ones that move autonomously within hours after hatching or birth, have many biases they are born with that help them survive, finds a new paper led by Queen Mary University of ...

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When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and intelligence. In the largest experimental study ever ...

Foxes are described as “dog hardware running cat software.” These animals are incredible problem solvers, build extremely detailed mental maps of their environment, and can recognize individuals. Over ...

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The animal world is full of different types of intelligence, from the simple bodily coordination of jellyfish to the navigation abilities of bees, the complex songs of birds, and the imaginative ...