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Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak
Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are most attuned to
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What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human
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Why you should assume that even the simplest animals are conscious
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Life
What the extraordinary medical know-how of wild animals can teach us
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Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why
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The amazing talents of pigeons 鈥� and why we should learn to love them
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Mind
She’s obsessed with chicken! The tests revealing my dog’s inner life
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Inside ‘Puppy Kindergarten’: Science-based ways to train your dog
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How a unique puppy kindergarten lab put the science into dog training
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Fish size themselves up in a mirror to decide if they can win a fight
Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight
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Life
Ants learn faster on caffeine
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Roosters may be able to recognise themselves in a mirror
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Rats have a ‘laugh centre’ in their brains that responds to tickling
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Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it
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